Published date: 8 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 7 January 2025, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£195,000

Procurement reference

0311

Published date

8 July 2025

Closing date

7 January 2025

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Medicines Discovery Catapult required a managed detection and response and for an effective EDR tool. The EDR provision was evaluated on the basis of Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), ease
and speed of deployment within the Windows, Mac and Linux estate, detection capabilities (as scored by MITRE ATT&CK evaluations).

The tender was ran as a competition under the NHS SBS Digital Solutions framework.

Award information

Awarded date

24 January 2025

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2028

Total value of contract

£195,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Softcat Plc

Address

Universal Square
Devonshire Street
Manchester
M12 6JH

Reference

Companies House number: 02174990

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Block 35g Mereside
Alderley Park
Macclesfield
SK104TG
England

Email

procurement@md.catapult.org.uk