Award

Network detection and response (NDR) solution

  • Victoria and Albert Museum

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082226

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f3e8 (view related notices)

Published 11 December 2025, 5:13pm



Scope

Reference

VA/CON/F25/50

Description

We need to renew and expand our current NDR implementation to include the new East London sites of Storehouse and V&A East Museum and to ensure our cybersecurity protections cover our entire network of sites.

NDR is crucial for modern cybersecurity as it helps identify, respond to, and mitigate sophisticated cyber threats that traditional security measures may overlook. It can identify anomalous activities that may indicate cyber threats, such as malware, insider threats, or lateral movement within the network.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £167,774 excluding VAT
  • £201,328.80 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

9 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 22 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

23 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Option to add or remove parts of the V&A network by means of a contract variation.

CPV classifications

  • 72212732 - Data security software development services

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

DARKTRACE HOLDINGS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 08562035
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRL-6218-RCNL

Maurice Wilkes Building St John's Innovation Park

Cambridge

CB4 0DS

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Victoria and Albert Museum

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQLN-4536-WVGN

Cromwell Road

London

SW7 2RL

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Organisation type: Public authority - central government