# SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Cyber Security Associates Ltd](/suppliers/cyber-security-associates/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £144,000
- Tender value: £144,000
- Award date: 27 July 2026
- Published: 6 August 2026
- Contract start: 1 September 2026
- Contract end: 31 August 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e40ba25a-c918-456e-b204-3f86767826fb-909633
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-16bea4cf-46c4-4c39-a154-fbdcd6b78f6b

## Description

Provision of an out-of-hours Security Operations Service to supplement Defra's in-house SOC and ensure 24/7 SOC monitoring\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e40ba25a-c918-456e-b204-3f86767826fb-909633)