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title: "Data Security and Protection System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fe9c"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2025-04-08"
---

# Data Security and Protection System

Buyer: NHS COUNTER FRAUD AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fe9c

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## Summary

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority has completed a procurement process titled "Data Security and Protection System" within the Software package and information systems industry category. This procurement aimed to reduce information and cyber security risk by enhancing visibility, classification, access governance, exposure identification, and data management to improve responses to incidents affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The contract, awarded to Softcat Plc, covers multiple regions across the United Kingdom and utilises a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The final contract award was made on 8th April 2025, valued at £47,475, and was signed on 1st April 2025.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in software security solutions, especially those adept at handling complex cybersecurity requirements within the healthcare sector. Companies that offer strong capabilities in delivery, support & maintenance, and social value were prioritised in this procurement, indicating an opportunity for those with comprehensive service offerings in these areas. Enterprises with proven expertise in supplying similar systems and a capacity to deliver robust cybersecurity measures would find this tender a pertinent case for business growth, leveraging the outcomes of this procurement process to expand their footprint in the healthcare industry.

## Notice

To reduce Information and Cyber Security Risk by providing improved visibility, classification, access governance, exposure identification and management of NHSCFA data, improving the NHSCFA response to incidents affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To reduce Information and Cyber Security Risk by providing improved visibility, classification, access governance, exposure identification and management of NHSCFA data, improving the NHSCFA response to incidents affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

### Procurement Information

A quotation exercise was undertaken based on the value as per the NHS Counter Frauds Authority's Standing Financial Instructions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013594-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,475 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS COUNTER FRAUD AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOFTCAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2025 at 10:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013594-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://cfa.nhs.uk/about-nhscfa

## Provenance

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