# SOC Out-of-Hours Protective Monitoring Service

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Defra.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Published: 15 December 2025
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8a168224-607b-4a45-9b98-8897091e4315-876029
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5109687-8400-4a9d-b0dd-255786fee88b

## Description

Defra's Security Operations Centre \(SOC\) is reliant on a hybrid model for protective monitoring, whereby Defra's internal SOC provides coverage during standard business hours \(09:00-17:00\) Monday to Friday and an external supplier delivers monitors outside these hours\. Defra is seeking to reprocure this out-of-hours Protective Monitoring SOC service when the incumbent contract expires on 31st October 2026\. Contract Term: The Authority is seeking an initial contract term of 3-years, with two options to extend for 1-year each \(3\+1\+1\)\. Timelines\* 10th March - ITT Stage 1 released 23rd March - ITT Stage 2 released 20th April - ITT Submission deadline 11th June - Contract Award 1st November - Contract Start Date \*Please note that these are provisional timelines and could be subject to change at the Authority's discretion\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a168224-607b-4a45-9b98-8897091e4315-876029)