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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ALLTWEN FRANKING MACHINE — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 18 Sept 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BETSI CADWALDR UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE ARE PROCURRING FOR ALTWEN FRANKING MACHINES

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Postage-franking machines

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board use this franking machine to post large volumes of essential patient communications and corporate mailCancelled
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board use this franking machine to post large volumes of essential patient communications and corporate mail. They ensure precise postage calculations and secure significant discounts compared to standard stamps. This franking machine print prepaid postal marks and track spending across the department.
Delivery: Wales · betsi cadwaladr University Health Board
30144100 Postage-franking machines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Authority reference
BCU-DCO-63401
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportPostage-franking machines
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07779a
Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification
incumbent supplier

Publisher note: (WA Ref:170721)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates — see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 089672-2026-BCU-DCO-63401-1

    Signed
    18 Sept 2026
    Value
    £122,820
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZ [email protected] +44 2921501500

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London +44 2079477501

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • QUADIENT UK LIMITEDFramework contractor 3rd Floor Press Centre Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London, London, E152GW
  • Quadient UKFramework contractor 3rd Floor, Press Centre, Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London, UK, E152GW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.