Tender Details
TMRICTEOI25126 - Security Operations Centre (SOC) Managed Services
Business Name
Department of Transport and Main Roads - ITB
VP Reference #
VP477440
Buyers Reference #
TMRICTEOI25126
Opens
Friday 05 September 2025
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Closes
Tuesday 23 September 2025 04:00 PM
(E. Australia Standard Time)
CLOSED
Supplier query cut-off
Tuesday 23 September 2025 04:00 PM
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Expected decision
Tuesday 14 October 2025
(E. Australia Standard Time)
Buyer Details
Business Name
Department of Transport and Main Roads - ITB
Location
532 Beams Rd
Carseldine, Queensland 4034
Australia
WebSite:
https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/
Business Info
The Department of Transport and Main Roads provides reliable, resilient and responsive transport networks and digital services that are safe and accessible for everyone. This procurement is led by TMR's Information Technology branch (ITB).
Contact Details
The buyer has elected to have their personal and contact details hidden. These details will be revealed at the buyers discretion.
What the buyer is requesting
Details
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) invites highly capable, experienced and genuinely suitable Suppliers to register their interest for a forthcoming Invitation to Offer (ITO) for Security Operations Centre (SOC) Managed Services to establish a co-managed SOC.
The Department is seeking the establishment of a co-managed SOC where the Supplier works in collaboration with the Department’s existing Cyber Defence Team.
The scope of Services will include:
(a) security monitoring services (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year);
(b) Cyber Incident Response including detection, investigation, containment, eradication and recovery;
(c) jointly managing the Department's Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Platform(s) and associated platform features and components to enhance security operations and maturity; and
(d) supporting future planning and continuous improvement.
On overview of the proposed operating model and high-level scope is set out in the attached documents.
Background information / Compatibility requirements
Details
The Expression of Interest (EOI) is part of a multi-stage Invitation Process.
This EOI seeks Submissions from highly capable, experienced and genuinely suitable Suppliers for the Departments assessment and shortlisting to invite to a future ITO. To qualify, Supplier's MUST submit a Conforming Submission which includes:
(a) completing the Confidentiality Deed;
(b) satisfying all Mandatory Compliance Criteria;
(c) satisfying all Mandatory Requirements; and
(d) addressing all other conditions specified for Conforming Submissions, as set out in the EOI attached.
Only Conforming Submissions will be assessed for the purpose of shortlisting Suppliers to respond to the future ITO.
The Customer is seeking to engage a single Supplier for a period of 1 year (from the Services Commencement Date of the Managed Services), with an option to extend for an additional 1-year period.
Further details including the Mandatory Compliance Criteria, Mandatory Requirements and Evaluation Criteria for the Customer's assessment and shortlisting to participate in the future ITO are set out in the attached documents.
Desired Outcomes ('Nice to haves', Conditions & Warranties, SLA's, Project benefits)
Details
Suppliers are advised that any subsequent contract(s) will use the Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC) Framework.
PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ENQUIRIES TO ICT.Tenders@tmr.qld.gov.au.
Supplier lists selected
Lists
IT & Telecomms
Categories selected
Categories
IT & Telecomms
1: IT Services
2: Services - Consultants
3: Services - Managed Services
Regions of Service
Locations
Queensland
1: Brisbane
2: Central West
3: Darling Downs
4: Far North
5: Fitzroy
6: Gold Coast
7: Mackay
8: North West
9: Northern
10: South West
11: Sunshine Coast
12: West Moreton
13: Wide Bay-Burnett
All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.
Information requested by others
09/Sep/2025 01:01 PM
Question
:
I would like to be considered for a response to this tender, how do I go about that ?
Answered on 09/Sep/2025 05:19 PM
:
Suppliers wanting to be considered for this opportunity must submit a Submission by the closing date and time of this Expression of Interest (EOI).
Please download, complete and submit both the EOI (TMRICTEOI25126 - EOI SOC Managed Services v1.0 FINAL) and the Confidentiality Agreement (TMRICTEOI25126 - Confidentiality Deed v1.0 FINAL).
Further instructions can be found in the attached EOI (filename: TMRICTEOI25126 - EOI SOC Managed Services v1.0 FINAL).
Please be aware that this EOI activity is being used to select Suppliers to invite to participate in the subsequent Invitation to Offer (ITO) following assessment of their Submissions to the EOI.
Updates made to this Request
09/Sep/2025 05:21 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.
1. Added: (Addendum) TMRICTEOI25126 - Addendum 1 v1.0.pdf
Please consider this addendum when responding.
12/Sep/2025 12:13 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.
1. Added: (Addendum) TMRICTEOI25126 - Addendum 2 v1.0.pdf
Please consider this addendum when responding.
12/Sep/2025 01:12 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.
1. Added: (Addendum) TMRICTEOI25126 - Addendum 3 v1.0.pdf
Please consider this addendum when responding.
17/Sep/2025 02:08 PM
Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.
1. Added: (Addendum) TMRICTEOI25126 - Addendum 4 v1.0.pdf
Please consider this addendum when responding.