Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £162,509.78
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software supply services (CPV 72268000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 019011-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published3 Mar 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
This agreement provides break/fix hardware support and Cisco software licensing renewals (including DNA subscriptions) for the All Wales Medical Genomics Service (AWMGS) network at the Cardiff Integrated Genomics Centre. It ensures continued maintenance of the Cisco infrastructure supporting critical genomic services, including next-business-day hardware replacement, proactive monitoring, licence tracking, and centralised management to maintain a resilient, secure, and compliant network environment.
About the supplier
Whitespider Enterprise Services Limited: every public contract they have won.