AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Pool Re Services Limited awarded its SOCaaS requirement to DIGITALXRAID LTD. The signed contract covers security operations centre services, including incident management, SIEM and log retention, threat intelligence, vulnerability scanning, reporting and security-awareness support.
Published outcomeA single-supplier award (award 1) was made to DIGITALXRAID LTD for lot 1. The contract is recorded as active and was signed on 14 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a two-year cybersecurity managed-services contract with a published net value of £316,124 and optional extensions of up to 36 months, giving a potential maximum term through 15 October 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DIGITALXRAID LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 316124 GBP · Active award and contract
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Verified legal supplier name is DIGITALXRAID LTD (company number 09809709). Award 1 names DigitalXRAID Limited as supplier and relates to lot 1; the associated contract is active.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value (net)
99% confidence£316,124
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Contract 1 value amount is 316124 GBP.
Published contract value (gross)
99% confidence£379,348.80
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 379348.8 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceContract-level value allocated to award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which relates to lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence29 May 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 050824-2026 dated 2026-05-29.
Award notice published
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 088307-2026 dated 2026-09-17.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-16.
Initial contract end
99% confidence15 October 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-10-15.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence15 October 2031
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2031-10-15.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSecurity Operations Centre as a Service (SOCaaS)
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Tender title is "SOCaaS" and description seeks a Security Operations Centre supplier.
Included services
99% confidenceService delivery; incident management; log collection; SIEM operations and retention; threat intelligence; detection engineering and use cases; vulnerability assessment and scanning; reporting; service management; continuous improvement; assurance; testing and exercise support; security-awareness training; phishing simulations.
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Published tender description enumerates these service areas.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72222300 — Information technology services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 72222300.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKI (London region)
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Award item delivery address region is UKI.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective — competitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Legal framework
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 / CPF regime
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 and description states that procurement was conducted under the CPF regime.
International coverage
98% confidenceCovered by GPA
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Tender coveredBy lists "GPA".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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Contract period runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2028; renewal description states an initial two-year term.
Extension options
99% confidenceUp to 36 additional months in aggregate, in one or more periods, at Pool Re's sole discretion
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Published renewal description states this option.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 5 years
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Two-year initial term plus up to 36 months of extensions; maxExtentDate is 15 October 2031.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier managed cybersecurity services engagement
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The description seeks a single supplier for SOC services; award 1 has one supplier.
Potential supplier opportunity
94% confidenceAny future competition is uncertain because Pool Re may extend the existing contract for up to 36 months.
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The buyer has a sole-discretion extension option through the published maximum end date.
Published value perspective
98% confidenceThe £316,124 net figure is the published contract value; the notice does not provide a pricing schedule or value split by service component.
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Contract value is published, but no pricing breakdown appears in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier-verification workflow returned a verified exact-name match to DIGITALXRAID LTD, company number 09809709.
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 links to lot 1 and names one supplier.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, tender deadline, lot title, lot-level pricing, pricing schedule, and service-performance measures.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, tender deadline, lot title, individual service pricing, performance measures and detailed mobilisation arrangements.
- The record provides extension options but does not state whether any extension will be exercised; the 2031 date is a maximum possible end date, not a confirmed renewal.
- No individual pricing allocation is published for the component SOC services.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Pool Re SOCaaS contractDIGITALXRAID LTDsecurity operations centre contractmanaged cybersecurity servicesProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Pool Re's SOCaaS contract?
DIGITALXRAID LTD, verified as company number 09809709, won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the value of the Pool Re SOCaaS contract?
The published net contract value is £316,124; the published gross value is £379,348.80.
When does the SOCaaS contract run?
It starts on 16 October 2026 and initially ends on 15 October 2028. Pool Re may extend it by up to 36 months in aggregate, potentially to 15 October 2031.
Was the Pool Re SOCaaS contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 14 October 2026.
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