Finance Close Management System

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)

Awarded value£357,5402 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BlackLine2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hywel Dda University Local Health Board has renewed a contract for Software Licences with Blackline to continue to use its Finance Close Management System following the completion of a VEAT notice.

CPV: Accounting software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales · Hywel Dda University Local Health Board

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Feb 2025, 15:17 GMT
Last source update: 14 Oct 2025, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: P0323 - HDD-VEAT-24-04
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065272
Classification (CPV): Accounting software development services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e20a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Renewal of current software licences with Blackline. There are implications of moving provider due to the potential cost of change aligned with training staff on a new system and with the increased costs of installation of a new system.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:156927)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £357,5402 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BlackLine	£178,770 †	—	Awarded
BlackLine	£178,770 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 065272-2025-1 · BlackLine
Signed
14 Oct 2025
Value
£178,770
Status
active
Contract 005199-2025-1 · BlackLine
Signed
14 Feb 2025
Value
£178,770
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Ty Gorwel, St Davids Park,, Carmarthen, UK, SA31 3BBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BlackLineAwarded supplier 198 High Holborn, London, UK, WC1V7BD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.