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
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- KHIPU Networks Ltd
- Value
- £541,453.70
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Local area network (CPV 32410000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 022730-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Feb 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Hywel Dda University Health Board's (HDUHB) Digital Directorate have awarded a contract to replace their Wireless Access Points (WAP) hardware and associated licencing as current equipment throughout HDUHB has now reached end of life and some equipment will be utilised to setup Carmarthen Hwb. These WAPs are critical pieces of infrastructure that form the backbone of all services within the Health Board, as almost every digital clinical system and medical devices relies on Wi-Fi connections to function.
About the supplier
KHIPU Networks Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05218573).