# Digital Forensic Tool on behalf of NHS Counter Fraud Authority \(NHSCFA\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [N H S Shared Business Services](/buyers/n-h-s-shared-business-services/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Softcat PLC](/contract-winners/softcat/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £147,000
- Tender value: £147,000
- Award date: 9 December 2025
- Published: 8 January 2026
- Contract start: 22 December 2025
- Contract end: 21 December 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: a2f22d45-3a0e-4c46-99df-da99a6bb1893-877574
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3693acc0-d26d-428b-a322-1b2453f02de6

## Description

To establish a new DFU operating model, the NHSCFA requires a forensic tool and integrated review platform to operate as part of the unit's primary digital forensic examination and eDiscovery workflow\. This solution shall: Process forensic acquisitions taken of computer devices, removable storage, data captured from cloud and remote storage\. Process mobile device data previously captured and processed by common mobile forensic tools for review alongside computer data\. Provide a suite of analytical tools for the analysis, interpretation, filtering, searching, categorisation and reporting of data of relevance\. Enable the presentation of data of potential relevance to a secure internet-accessible platform for the review and categorisation of data by the DFU's customers\. Enable the export of relevant data and production of forensic reports for submission to the Criminal Justice System\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2f22d45-3a0e-4c46-99df-da99a6bb1893-877574)