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
- boxxe Limited
- Value
- £71,348.70
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 059188-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2026
- Published24 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This contract relates to the direct award of a five-year agreement for the renewal of Fortinet licensing supporting the PET network infrastructure within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The licensing underpins critical cyber security and connectivity functions, including firewall protection, network segmentation, threat management, and secure inter-organisational data exchange. The procurement ensures the continued operation, support, and resilience of the PET service network, including access to vendor updates, security patches, and technical support. The requirement is business-critical to maintain service continuity, safeguard information governance standards, and enable the secure transfer of clinical and operational data between partner organisations. The contract was awarded via a compliant direct award under the NOE CPC Total Technology Solutions Framework
About the supplier
boxxe Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02109168).