How to win: SONI095 Managed Service - Security Operations Centre

About this contract

SONI intends to procure a single Supplier to deliver the SOC (Managed Service - Security Operations Centre) Services, as one tier of a multi-tiered security environment, operating fully within SONI owned tooling and SIEM for the provision of the managed SOC. Detailed service, architecture, tooling, telemetry, integration, governance, performance and contractual requirements will be provided at tender stage under NDA. Following completion of this PSQ stage, up to 3 suitably qualified Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the tender stage. The tender process will result in the selection and appointment of a single Supplier who will be responsible for delivering the Services for the duration of the contract.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — SONI Ltd scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £17,600,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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