Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Rubrik Portfolio Renewal

Hywel Dda University Health Board

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

19 Oct 2026 at 16:54

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hywel Dda University Health Board awarded a renewal of its Rubrik software portfolio, bringing existing licences together in one agreement. The software supports backup and recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring. It provides immutable backups, rapid recovery and ransomware detection, and protects sensitive clinical and corporate data, including confidential patient information. The Health Board uses it to maintain service continuity following cyber incidents, system failures or malicious attacks. The requirement was managed by the Health Board’s Digital Directorate and is part of its wider cyber security and data protection work. The buying organisation is based in Carmarthen, and the software supports use across the Health Board’s organisation rather than a single delivery site.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Softcat Plc was selected as supplier, and the contract was signed on 1 October 2026 for £2,386,529.20. The published information gives no separate contract end date or duration. The procurement used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, through the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery framework for IT products and services, software lot, by further competition. The award criteria were price (60%), technical quality (30%) and social value (10%). The lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the award and contract are recorded as active; the contracting outcome is therefore the award to Softcat and an active contract.

This award shows demand from a large health board for an integrated software licensing arrangement spanning backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to demonstrate that its technology can protect highly sensitive clinical and corporate information, provide immutable backups and rapid recovery, detect ransomware, and support continuity of services during cyber incidents or system failures. Suppliers should be able to bring the relevant software portfolio together under a co-termed agreement and meet the operational needs of a health organisation using the solution across its services. The route used here was a further competition under a Welsh Government framework, so experience supplying software through public-sector frameworks, alongside strong technical and social-value submissions and competitive pricing, would be relevant.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Rubrik Portfolio Renewal

Notice Description

Hywel Dda University Health Board's (HDUHB) Digital Directorate have awarded a contract to renew their current Rubrik licence portfolio into one co-termed agreement covering their backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring requirements. Rubrik technology forms a critical component of the Health Board's Cyber Security and Data Protection Framework, providing immutable backup, rapid recovery, ransomware detection, and protection of highly sensitive clinical and corporate data. The solutions are used extensively across the organisation to safeguard confidential patient information and ensure HDUHB can maintain continuity of services in the event of a cyber incident, system failure, or malicious attack.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Hywel Dda University Health Board's (HDUHB) Digital Directorate awarded a contract to renew their current Rubrik licence portfolio into one co-termed agreement covering their backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring requirements. Rubrik technology forms a critical component of the Health Board's Cyber Security and Data Protection Framework, providing immutable backup, rapid recovery, ransomware detection, and protection of highly sensitive clinical and corporate data. The solutions are used extensively across the organisation to safeguard confidential patient information and ensure HDUHB can maintain continuity of services in the event of a cyber incident, system failure, or malicious attack.

Procurement Information

This exercise was completed via the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD) Framework for IT Products and Services (iii) (WGCD-ICT-124-23) under Lot 2 Software via a further competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b2c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098668-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,386,529 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CARMARTHEN
Postcode
SA31 3BT
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
TLL14 South West Wales
Local Authority
Carmarthenshire
Electoral Ward
Carmarthen Town North and South
Westminster Constituency
Caerfyrddin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...