Hywel Dda awards £2.39m Rubrik portfolio renewal to SOFTCAT PLC

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 18:21.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

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Softcat Plc

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £2.4m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 30 Sept 2026
Award ID: 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1
Status: active
Location: Marlow, UK, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: goods
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: 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.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: 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.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Technical
Type: quality
Description: 30

Criterion 2

Name: Social Value
Type: quality
Description: 10

Criterion 3

Type: price
Description: 60

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Hywel Dda University Health Board
Id: GB-FTS-185149

Identifier

Legal Name: Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

Street Address: Corporate Office, Second Floor, Block C, Government Buildings, Picton Terrace
Locality: Carmarthen
Region: UK
Postal Code: SA31 3BT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Josh Wood
Email: josh.wood@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: Softcat Plc
Id: GB-FTS-71646

Identifier

Legal Name: Softcat Plc

Address

Street Address: Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane
Locality: Marlow
Region: UK
Postal Code: SL7 1LW
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 1612725766

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: High Court
Id: GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name: High Court

Address

Street Address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality: London
Postal Code: WC2A 2LL
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-71646
Name: Softcat Plc

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1
Award ID: 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 2,386,529.2
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Carmarthen · UK · SA31 3BT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKL14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098668-2026award, contract · 19 Oct 2026, 16:54

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Hywel Dda University Health Board awarded a Rubrik software-portfolio renewal to SOFTCAT PLC through a further competition under the Welsh Government Commercial Delivery Framework for IT Products and Services (iii), Lot 2 Software. The published contract record is active and states it was signed on 1 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice published19 October 2026Evidence: Release history records an award/contract notice published at 2026-10-19T16:54:13+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1 has status active.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: The associated contract record has status active.

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098668-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b2c
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 18:21
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award names SOFTCAT PLC as supplier. The associated active contract has a published total value of £2,386,529.20.

Market significance

This is a substantial public-sector software renewal supporting backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring for a health board.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

SOFTCAT PLC

100% confidence

Award 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1 · Lots 1 · 2386529.20 GBP · active

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The active award names Softcat Plc; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as SOFTCAT PLC (company number 02174990). The active associated contract has a value of £2,386,529.20. As there is one award and one named supplier, this contract-level value is reported for the award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice published

100% confidence

19 October 2026

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Release history records an award/contract notice published at 2026-10-19T16:54:13+01:00.

Award status

100% confidence

Active

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Award 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1 has status active.

Contract status

100% confidence

Active

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The associated contract record has status active.

Contract signed

100% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract record states dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Lot status

100% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is recorded with status cancelled, despite the associated award and contract being active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

100% confidence

£2,386,529.20

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The active contract record gives amount 2386529.2 and currency GBP.

Value basis

100% confidence

Not stated

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No value basis is supplied in the published data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signature date

100% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Award and contract notice publication

100% confidence

19 October 2026

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Release history gives 2026-10-19T16:54:13+01:00.

Contract start date

100% confidence

Unknown

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contract_start_at is null and no start date is stated in the contract record.

Contract end date

100% confidence

Unknown

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contract_end_at is null and no end date is stated in the contract record.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

100% confidence

Renewal of the Rubrik licence portfolio into one co-termed agreement

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The notice description states that the buyer awarded a contract to renew its current Rubrik licence portfolio into one co-termed agreement.

Functional coverage

100% confidence

Backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring

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These functions are explicitly listed in the notice and lot description.

Classification

100% confidence

CPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems

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The tender classification and item additional classification state CPV 48000000.

Delivery region

100% confidence

UKL14

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The procurement item lists delivery address region UKL14.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

100% confidence

Limited

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The tender record states procurementMethod: limited.

Procedure detail

100% confidence

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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The tender record states this procurement method detail.

Route to market

100% confidence

Further competition under Welsh Government Commercial Delivery Framework for IT Products and Services (iii), Lot 2 Software (WGCD-ICT-124-23)

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The procurement-method rationale states that the exercise was completed through this framework and lot via a further competition.

Published award criteria

100% confidence

Price 60%; technical quality 30%; social value 10%

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Lot 1 award criteria list Technical 30, Social Value 10 and Price 60.

Bidder count and evaluation results

100% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Agreement structure

100% confidence

One co-termed agreement

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The notice describes renewal into one co-termed agreement.

Options

100% confidence

No options stated

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Lot 1 has hasOptions: false.

Duration, expiry and extension terms

100% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

100% confidence

The purchase was competed through a framework further competition rather than an openly published call for competition.

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The procurement rationale states a further competition under the WGCD framework; the method detail states no prior publication of a call for competition.

Evaluation emphasis

100% confidence

Price was the largest published criterion at 60%, alongside technical quality and social value.

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Published criteria are price 60%, technical 30% and social value 10%.

Demand signal

100% confidence

The requirement is a renewal of an existing Rubrik portfolio, indicating continuation of the buyer's named technology estate.

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The notice explicitly describes renewal of the current Rubrik licence portfolio.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078b2c
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

100% confidence

Hywel Dda University Health Board

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The buyer is named in the process and party records.

Buyer sector

100% confidence

Health; body governed by public law

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Buyer classifications list COFOG Health and TED_CA_TYPE Body governed by public law.

Operational context

100% confidence

The technology supports protection of sensitive clinical and corporate data and continuity of services following cyber incidents, system failure or malicious attack.

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This operational context is described in the published notice.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

100% confidence

SOFTCAT PLC (company number 02174990)

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Supplier verification records verified company name SOFTCAT PLC, verified company number 02174990, and exact-name matching to the source supplier Softcat Plc.

Supplier scale

100% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details classify Softcat Plc as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

100% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date is published, so a renewal estimate cannot be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lot and award lifecycle data

100% confidence

Lot 1 is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are both active.

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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract status are active.

Supplier verification

100% confidence

Verified legal identity available

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Supplier verification records SOFTCAT PLC, company number 02174990, with verified status and exact-name match.

Missing timing and duration information

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No contract start or end date is present; duration and extension terms are not stated.

Missing competition information

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, tender responses or detailed evaluation results are provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 is marked cancelled whereas its linked award and contract are active; the supplied data does not explain this lifecycle inconsistency.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension provisions or renewal terms are published.
No bid count, bidder identities beyond the winner, tender prices, scoring results or detailed evaluation narrative are published.
No lot-level value or value basis is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Hywel Dda Rubrik Portfolio Renewal contract?

SOFTCAT PLC is the verified legal supplier named on the active award.

What is the published contract value?

The active contract record gives a value of £2,386,529.20.

When was the contract signed?

The contract record states 1 October 2026.

What does the contract cover?

It renews the buyer's Rubrik licence portfolio for backup, recovery, cyber resilience, data protection and security monitoring.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Rubrik Portfolio Renewal

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Softcat Plc

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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