Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Security Operation Centre

UK-London: Information technology services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited
             Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QU, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2073758194, Email: Procurement@fscs.org.uk
             Main Address: https://www.fscs.org.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Information-technology-services./T7S35VB7FC
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Security Operation Centre       
      Reference Number: FSCS442
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      72222300 - Information technology services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: A Managed Security Operation Centre with SIEM capability covering 24 hours, 7 days a week operation monitoring FSCS services to meet the Service Levels provided in the ITT       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 6,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      48730000 - Security software package.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: i)A Managed Security Operation Centre with SIEM capability covering 24 hours, 7 days a week operation monitoring FSCS services to meet the Service Levels provided in the ITT
ii)Ingest logs from FSCS IT services and provide monitoring, detection, and response
iii)To consume logs in a range of formats and from multiple sources on premise and in the azure cloud, including and not limited to: firewalls, Azure DDoS, Azure WAF, Azure load balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure NSG, routers, servers, switches, wireless controllers, VMs, virtual and physical appliances, laptops, containers, applications, FSCS web sites – IIS and Azure web apps , email services, Office365, Key Vaults, Backup Vaults, Azure KSMs, Azure Event Hub, Azure log analytics, HSMs, deployment mechanisms, third-party applications, authentication and authorisation services, anti-virus software, endpoint protection software, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and threat intelligence.
iv)To apply threat intelligence analysis to the technologies and services that comprise of the FSCS IT estate.
v)Hosts and services located in cloud and on-premises environments shall be scanned and vulnerabilities highlighted.
vi)To include regular real-time and summary reporting, and dashboards
vii)To implement, configure and provide on-boarding support and assistance to FSCS in respect of the Services
viii)To provide on-going account management and service management
ix)To develop and tune the service to reduce false positives
x)To work with FSCS to enhance the Services in line with changes to best practice
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 6,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: This includes the option to extend twice, each for a period of up-to 24 months. Therefore this is a 3 + 2 + 2
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 10/03/2023 Time: 14:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 10/03/2023
         Time: 14:00
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The estimated total contract value is based on all 7 years.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             The Royal Court of Justice
       The Strand, London, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 03/02/2023

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