Award GB PCS

National Cyber Incident Response Retainer

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)

Stage: Award

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Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) (NSS)
Supplier: UBDS IT Consulting

named on the notice
Value: £141K

net (signed contract) · GBP
Awarded: 24 Nov 2025

the signed contract date on the notice
End date: For subscribers only
Where: Scotland

the buyer's address on the notice
First published: 7 Jan 2026

last seen 7 Jan 2026

What the buyer published

The National Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Retainer, managed by NSS’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE), is designed to help contain cyber threats and protect critical national systems during a cyber incident. The service provides expert support in the event of an attack—whether it affects a single NHS Board, multiple Boards, or shared digital systems. Given the interconnected nature of NHS Scotland services, it is essential to prevent threats from spreading across systems.

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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.

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