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
- Hywel Dda University Health Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Trustmarque Solutions Limited
- Value
- £652,179.69
- 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
- 059241-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jun 2026
- Published24 Jun 2026Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract to renew their current Cisco Core and Edge Software portfolio into one co-termed agreement which will cover the licencing, security and management software that underpins the Health Board’s entire network infrastructure. The requirement provides software that operates core data‑centre networking, site‑level switching, wireless connectivity, device authentication and the security services that protect patient data. This licencing enables secure, resilient connectivity across all hospitals, clinics and community sites, and provides the management, monitoring and threat‑prevention capabilities required to maintain a compliant, cyber‑secure network. The solution essentially ensures clinical systems, telephony, Wi‑Fi, medical devices and staff workstations are secure, connected and operational.
About the supplier
Trustmarque Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02183240).