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title: "Data protection and Cyber recovery platform"
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# Data protection and Cyber recovery platform

Buyer: Police Digital Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-973d2710-ceb5-4830-9dd9-dd2ac3a39d50

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## Summary

The Police Digital Service procured a cloud data protection and cyber recovery platform as a managed technology service. The requirement covers backup, recovery, ransomware protection and data resilience across on-premises infrastructure and cloud services. For Microsoft 365, the platform must create independent protected copies of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams data, separately from the production environment. It must support rapid restoration of individual emails, mailboxes, files, folders, document libraries and complete sites following data loss, corruption, accidental deletion or a cyber incident. This is a software and information systems requirement, classified under CPV 48000000, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The Police Digital Service is the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Softcat PLC on 31 July 2026. The award value is £68,512. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. It was conducted as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with tender submissions due by 22 July 2026 at 14:00. The awarded supplier is Softcat PLC, and the award is active. The requirement is categorised as a service and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award relates to one overall requirement rather than separately reported lots. The contract provides the Police Digital Service with the specified cloud data protection and cyber recovery capability for the three-year contract period.

This award demonstrates demand from the Police Digital Service for resilient backup and cyber recovery covering both on-premises systems and cloud platforms, particularly the Microsoft 365 estate. Suppliers competing for a future requirement of this type would need credible capability in secure cloud backup, isolated or independently protected copies, ransomware recovery and granular restoration. Practical experience across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams would be important, as would the ability to recover individual items and entire sites after deletion, corruption or cyber attack. A supplier would also need sufficient operational capacity to support a public-sector customer across the UK and to deliver through a framework call-off route. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, although the appointed supplier is a large business.

## Notice

PDS requires a cloud data protection and cyber recovery platform that provides backup, recovery, ransomware protection, and data resilience across on-premises and cloud services. For Microsoft 365, the software creates independent backups of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams data, storing protected copies separately from the production Microsoft 365 environment. This allows organizations to quickly restore individual emails, mailboxes, files, folders, document libraries, or entire sites if data is lost, corrupted, accidentally deleted, or affected by a cyber incident.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fdcded3-c73b-42db-9a67-c0db51643e82 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £68,512 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £68,512 |
| 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 | Police Digital Service |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2M 4WN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 10:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fdcded3-c73b-42db-9a67-c0db51643e82

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1fdcded3-c73b-42db-9a67-c0db51643e82
  13th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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