UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Jisc operates a Security Operations Centre (SOC) providing managed security monitoring, detection, and response services to organisations across the UK education and research sector. The SOC ingests and analyses security telemetry from a wide range of sources including endpoints, identity systems, cloud platforms, network infrastructure, and applications in order to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats on behalf of its customers. Jisc is commencing a formal procurement process for a SIEM/SOAR platform to support ongoing evolution of its SOC capability. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) outlines Jisc's requirements and the evaluation process that will be used to assess supplier submissions and select a preferred partner. This procurement process is led by Jisc Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jisc.

Further to our earlier UK2 notice, Jisc Services Limited (JSL) is nearing finalisation of tender documentation for the creation of a framework providing high-quality assessment and feedback solutions that support effective, secure, and learner-centred assessment practices. This UK3 notice is designed to better prepare interested vendors ahead of the live tender, providing details on tender process, anticipated timetables, and award criteria. Further, we are also encouraging vendors to provide feedback on some of the intended tender pack, namely drafts of; - the scope of requirements schedule - the functional requirements - the pricing schedule - the Jisc SaaS agreement (from which the framework agreement will be based upon) Versions of these documents are available for download via the JSL eProcurement system, and where the vendor chooses to respond, should be returned with annotation via the same system. All comments provided will be reviewed and JSL will use these to refine the tender pack as deemed appropriate. A response is not mandated and will not affect vendors from tendering a bid in due course. Please note that *all* information provided at this stage is given in good faith, based upon best estimates but is subject to change.