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 · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- British Telecommunications LTD
- Value
- £543,675.47
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Wide area network services (CPV 72720000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 085926-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Sep 2026
- Published10 Sep 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The Public Sector Broadband Aggregation (PSBA) network, delivered by BT on behalf of the Welsh Government, provides secure and resilient connectivity to public sector organisations across Wales, including NHS Wales. It supports access to critical clinical, administrative and cloud-based services, enabling secure information sharing and collaboration. PSBA also offers cloud connectivity services that provide scalable, high-capacity and resilient network access to support digital transformation and growing service demands. A Welsh Government framework is available for PSBA services, through which BT provides the Cloud Connect solution required by Cardiff and Vale UHB.
About the supplier
British Telecommunications LTD: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01800000).