Official UK procurement notice
Combined Heat Power Engine Upgrade
Authority: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Central government)·Procurement run by: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) has had a contract in place for the last 16 years for a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system. Recently a new maintenance contract has been put in place with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as they are the only provider who can undertake works due to the specialised. Both engines required a major service at 90,000 hours service that involves major upgrades. Engine 1 has had the works completed and is back online, however engine 2 has not yet had the servicing that is required to ensure continued operation and to reduce the risk of failure of the engine.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) has had a contract in place for the last 16 years for a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system. Recently a new maintenance contract has been put in place with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as they are the only provider who can undertake works due to the specialised
nature of the requirement..
Both engines required a major service at 90,000 hours service that involves major upgrades. Engine 1 has had the works completed and is back online, however engine 2 has not yet had the servicing that is required to ensure continued operation and to reduce the risk of failure of the engine.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Energy23 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £379,369 | 3 Nov 2026standstill to 12 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2026, 16:30 GMT
- Authority reference
CAV-DIR (26-27) 112- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104409- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079701Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Clarke Energy implemented the CHP system in 2008 and have since provided all associated maintenance for the system. Due to the complexity of the system and the fact that the CHP's have now run for over 90,000 hours, greatly increasing the risk of plant failure, only the OEM can perform the upgrades due to the relevant experience and knowledge they have gained on implementing and maintaining this system in the past 16
years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Nov 2026 → 12 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published16h ago3 Nov 2026, 16:30 GMT
- Today4 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published3 Nov 2026, 16:11 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Nov 2026, 16:30 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entity
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityManaging whole procurement process on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Clarke EnergyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender