ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 25, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: CONSENT - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Gregory Pronovost, Technology Services Director
DATE: March 10, 2026
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 2022-256 with Darktrace Holdings Limited ($488,236.97; revised not to exceed $1,191,509.92)
for additional licenses
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this amendment.
BACKGROUND:
Darktrace Holdings Limited provides applications to support cybersecurity detection and monitoring on the City’s technology infrastructure. Darktrace’s application is configured specifically for the City’s network and data to understand what is normal and what to identify as high-risk, anomalous activity across our systems. This enables it to detect and signal a threat or cyberattack.
In November 2022, the City entered into Agreement 2022-256 for $430,000 to purchase Darktrace Network Security Artificial Intelligence to actively monitor and detect cybersecurity threats across City systems and networks. Amendment 1 increased compensation not to exceed $465,076.40 for fees and additional taxes for 2 additional years. Amendment 2 increased this compensation not to exceed $1,137,924.84 and extended term.
The city now wishes to purchase additional licenses for the remainder of the term for an amount not to exceed $1,191,509.92 to be paid as listed below.
$14,614.11 March 2026
$236,811.43 December 2026
$236,811.43 December 2027
These tools provide added protection against account takeover and attacks using stolen credentials.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this purchase is budgeted within the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget for the Equipment Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Darktrace Amendment 3 to 2022-256
2. Summary