# Barracuda Backup System Renewal - Direct Award via NHS SBS DWS Framework

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Specialist Computer Centres PLC](/contract-winners/specialist-computer-centres/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £174,989
- Award date: 21 December 2023
- Published: 7 February 2024
- Contract start: 1 January 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e1178849-0d80-4a38-8d9b-3cfdab0b029d-721273
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3953c79-78e0-45e5-86d8-4064db05b25f

## Description

The current Barracuda arrangement is due to expire and for the purposes of continuity with the current infrastructure, a renewal with the same supplier is required\. This can be achieved by conducting a direct award via the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions framework \(ref: SBS / 19 / AB / WAB / 9411 / 22\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1178849-0d80-4a38-8d9b-3cfdab0b029d-721273)