Digital Forensic Tool on behalf of NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA)

Contract summary

Industry

• System and support services - 72250000

Location of contract

E14 4PU

Value of contract

£147,000

Procurement reference

Digital Forensic Tool on behalf of NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA)

Published date

8 January 2026

Closing date

6 November 2025

Closing time

3:30pm

Contract start date

22 December 2025

Contract end date

21 December 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

To establish a new DFU operating model, the NHSCFA requires a forensic tool and integrated review platform to operate as part of the unit's primary digital forensic examination and eDiscovery workflow. This solution shall:

Process forensic acquisitions taken of computer devices, removable storage, data captured from cloud and remote storage.

Process mobile device data previously captured and processed by common mobile forensic tools for review alongside computer data.

Provide a suite of analytical tools for the analysis, interpretation, filtering, searching, categorisation and reporting of data of relevance.

Enable the presentation of data of potential relevance to a secure internet-accessible platform for the review and categorisation of data by the DFU's customers.

Enable the export of relevant data and production of forensic reports for submission to the Criminal Justice System.

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Award information

Awarded date

9 December 2025

Contract start date

22 December 2025

Contract end date

21 December 2028

Total value of contract

£147,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Softcat PLC

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About the buyer

Address

NHS Counter Fraud Authority
7th Floor, HM Government Hub, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
England

Email

Lloyd.richardson3@nhs.net