Official UK procurement notice
Cleaning & Security — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of cleaning and security personnel services across Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) office locations, including Media Point, Ty Glan Yr Afon, Technium 2 and Bocam Park. The requirement is for a temporary contract period of five (5) months, concluding on 31 March 2027, to ensure continuity of essential services whilst a competitive and robust procurement process is undertaken for the replacement long-term service contract.
The proposed direct award is intended as a short-term arrangement to ensure continuity of critical services whilst the Authority undertakes a competitive procurement exercise to establish a longer-term contractual solution.
A Contract Award Notice will be published following this Transparency Notice to commence the mandatory standstill period prior to contract award.
It is currently anticipated that this procurement will be undertaken through a further competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System – Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework. (RM6264)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:48 BST
- Authority reference
PRJ-1372- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077adb
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
DHCW considers this to fall within Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, as additional or repeat services from the existing supplier, where changing supplier at this stage would create disproportionate operational, mobilisation, TUPE and continuity risks. The requirement is limited to maintaining the current cleaning and security provision during the interim period and is not intended to expand the more…
scope of services or avoid competition for the longer-term requirement. The proposed direct award is intended as a short-term arrangement to ensure continuity of critical services whilst the Authority undertakes a competitive procurement exercise to establish a longer-term contractual solution. It is currently anticipated that this procurement will be undertaken through a further competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System – Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework. (RM6264)
- Risks
- The Authority has identified the following known risks that may require modification of the contract, including an increase in contract value where permitted by the Procurement Act 2023: material increases in service demand or activity volumes: changes to organisational structures or participating entities;
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Service Group Limited1 Nov 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 | £136,830 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published25 Sept 2026, 15:48 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Solo Service group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender