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title: "ENHT - Sophos Solution"
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# ENHT - Sophos Solution

Buyer: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0074c4e5-535b-47a8-af45-d487638adff4

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## Summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust procured a Sophos network and web protection solution, covering the supply of software-related goods for the Trust. The requirement was delivered in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with the procurement also identifying the United Kingdom as a delivery location. The purchase was made through Health Trust Europe’s COMIT3 framework. This is a technology procurement for suppliers of Sophos security products and related network and web protection solutions, rather than a general IT services requirement. The Trust is based in Welwyn Garden City.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Softcat Plc. The award was made on 8 August 2026, at a value of £127,000. The contract period runs from 8 August 2026 to 8 August 2029. The original estimated value range was £120,000 to £127,000, and bids were due by 13 July 2026. This was a selective procurement using a call-off from a framework agreement, specifically Health Trust Europe’s COMIT3 framework. The process records one awarded supplier and one procurement requirement. The Trust marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust for Sophos-based network and web protection through the Health Trust Europe COMIT3 framework. Suppliers best placed to compete when this requirement returns will need to provide the relevant Sophos security products and support the Trust’s network and web protection needs, as well as qualify to supply through that framework route. The selected supplier was a large business, and the Trust classified the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that competing suppliers should be able to deliver at an enterprise scale. Experience supplying Sophos security solutions to NHS or similarly complex organisations would be commercially relevant to this specific requirement.

## Notice

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Network & Web Protection for Sophos via Health Trust Europe COMIT3 Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c855f389-52a6-40ca-a9f4-06ce6afb26fc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Aug 2026 - 8 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £127,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £127,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Postcode area | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6NS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 12:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c855f389-52a6-40ca-a9f4-06ce6afb26fc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c855f389-52a6-40ca-a9f4-06ce6afb26fc
  15th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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