Security Operations Center
Hanzehogeschool Groningen is seeking a partner for the provision of Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The SOC must integrate seamlessly with the university's existing Microsoft Sentinel setup, including data ingestion, threat detection, incident response, and reporting. The procurement is a non-public procedure aimed at a service-oriented collaboration. The partner must possess experience with Microsoft-based SOC solutions, knowledge of education-specific security needs, and a proven track record in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to cyber incidents. The collaboration includes continuous monitoring, threat hunting, incident handling, escalation processes, and periodic reporting to the university. The contracting authority expects a clear scope, service level agreements (SLAs), and an integration plan with the current Sentinel configuration. The partner must also be capable of transferring knowledge to internal IT teams and providing support in establishing internal SOC capacity.
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01What is being requested
Hanzehogeschool Groningen is seeking a partner for the provision of Security Operations Center (SOC) services. The SOC must integrate seamlessly with the university's existing Microsoft Sentinel setup, including data ingestion, threat detection, incident response, and reporting. The procurement is a non-public procedure aimed at a service-oriented collaboration. The partner must possess experience with Microsoft-based SOC solutions, knowledge of education-specific security needs, and a proven track record in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to cyber incidents. The collaboration includes continuous monitoring, threat hunting, incident handling, escalation processes, and periodic reporting to the university. The contracting authority expects a clear scope, service level agreements (SLAs), and an integration plan with the current Sentinel configuration. The partner must also be capable of transferring knowledge to internal IT teams and providing support in establishing internal SOC capacity.
Hanzehogeschool Groningen is seeking collaboration with a partner capable of providing Security Operations Center services. The SOC must integrate with the existing Microsoft Sentinel setup of Hanzehogeschool Groningen.
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Tender documents
06Legal themes that may be relevant here
07Frequently asked questions
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08Estimated value versus the market
€ 327K
€ 800K
€ 2,5 mln
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