Official UK procurement notice
Rubrik Portfolio Renewal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Hywel Dda University Health Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHywel 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.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hywel Dda University Health Board’s (HDUHB) Digital Directorate awarded a contract to…Awarded
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Oct 2026, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 16:54 BST
- Authority reference
P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098668- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b2cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:172078)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | £2,386,529 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 098668-2026-P0168A - HDDA-MIN-63346-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £2,386,529
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.