Award GB CF

Managed Security Services for Medicines Discovery Catapult

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED

Stage: Award

the latest stage the buyer has published
Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITED
Supplier: Softcat Plc

named in the award notice
Value: £195K

net · GBP
Awarded: 24 Jan 2025

the award date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
First published: 8 Jul 2025

last seen 8 Jul 2025

What the buyer published

Medicines Discovery Catapult required a managed detection and response and for an effective EDR tool. The EDR provision was evaluated on the basis of Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), ease

and speed of deployment within the Windows, Mac and Linux estate, detection capabilities (as scored by MITRE ATT&CK evaluations). The tender was ran as a competition under the NHS SBS Digital Solutions framework.

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History of this contract

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◌ Planning none

◌ Tender none

● Award on record

● End date For subscribers only

Why we call this SOC, detection and response

Judged against the rules we publish. How we decide.

SOC, detection and response An ongoing service that watches an organisation's systems and responds to attacks.

Endpoint protection Software that protects the computer, server or phone itself, such as antivirus.

Multi-service and framework contracts A framework or call-off contract that many buyers can use.