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002621 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Solution for Endpoint and Email Protection with 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) Services
Durham County Council · Local authority
In brief
Durham County Council has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 April 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
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What the notice says
As a local authority, we have a duty to protect sensitive citizen and staff data, maintain critical services, and demonstrate compliance with national standards and regulations. Cyber threats continue to increase in scale and sophistication, and our existing controls need to be enhanced to reduce risk, improve detection, and shorten response times. We are therefore seeking to engage with the market to understand current capabilities in delivering Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions, focused on endpoint and email protection, supported by 24/7 managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) services. Scope of Requirement Suppliers are invited to share details of their solutions and…Read the full description
As a local authority, we have a duty to protect sensitive citizen and staff data, maintain critical services, and demonstrate compliance with national standards and regulations. Cyber threats continue to increase in scale and sophistication, and our existing controls need to be enhanced to reduce risk, improve detection, and shorten response times.
We are therefore seeking to engage with the market to understand current capabilities in delivering Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions, focused on endpoint and email protection, supported by 24/7 managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) services.
Scope of Requirement
Suppliers are invited to share details of their solutions and services that can deliver:
• An XDR platform capable of detecting and correlating threats across endpoint devices and email systems (e.g. phishing, malware, ransomware, and advanced persistent threats).
• Integration with widely used local government environments (e.g. Microsoft 365, Windows-based estate, iOS, Android).
• Real-time monitoring, alerting, and response, with automated containment where feasible.
• Access to a 24/7 SOC service, including:
o Continuous monitoring and triage of alerts
o Threat intelligence integration, ideally aligned to UK government/NCSC guidance
o Incident response and clear escalation pathways
o Regular reporting, dashboards, and compliance outputs to support audits (e.g. PSN, PCI-DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO27001)
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063329-2025
About the buyer
Durham County CouncilLast 12 months
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From notice 063329-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 8 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.