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Data Analytics Protective Monitoring and SIEM

Department for Work and Pensions
North West
Selective procedure
31 January 2026 to 30 January 2027

Provision of a security monitoring and SIEM platform to support fraud prevention and IT operational visibility within Universal Credit systems. The contract involves the supply and licensing of software to enable real-time security analytics and data protection monitoring across digital support pillars.

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Awarded value: £5.9m; As published
Published: 28 January 2026; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 23 January 2026; Softcat
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 30 January 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of security monitoring, fraud prevention, and IT operational visibility software platforms for large-scale digital support and infrastructure environments.

Category: Software package and information systems

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
28 January 2026
Contract awardedto Softcat
23 January 2026
Contract starts
31 January 2026
Contract ends
30 January 2027

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
SIEM contracts, 24 months: 2
Open SIEM tenders: 0
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How it compares

45× the typical SIEM contract (£130k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/131567/data-analytics-protective-monitoring-and-siem
Buyer reference: CF-0016200DQH00000FUqLV2A1
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-699e1637-c698-4fff-9482-d9c39d010976
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Department for Work and Pensions. Data Analytics Protective Monitoring and SIEM. Contract award, 28 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/131567/data-analytics-protective-monitoring-and-siem (accessed 12 October 2026).