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
- North Wales Shared Services Partnership · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Dell
- Value
- £32,437.07
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Maintenance of data network equipment (CPV 50312310)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 076119-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
Public Health Wales (PHW) are looking to establish server hardware warranty coverage for the next two (2) years via a compliant route to market. With a price increase being imposed from the 1st August 2026 with the incumbent supplier, there is a need to establish a contract prior to this increase to mitigate any cost pressures for the Trust.
About the supplier
Dell: every public contract they have won.