Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Fire Equipment
Procurement agent: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wish to inform the market that they have awarded a contract for the Maintenance of Fire Equipment at University Hospital Wales. This agreement will include fire alarm maintenance, fire alarm testing, damper power supplies maintenance, disabled refuge maintenance, aspiration detection maintenance and standard fire alarm graphics.
As the bespoke system operates under closed protocol, Protec are the only supplier that can provide this service and ensure sustained system reliability.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 27 Mar 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DIR-(25-26) 367- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062607- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06765aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
As the bespoke system operates under a closed protocol, Protec are the only supplier permitted to undertake the services detailed within this agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Apr 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends190 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published106 days ago3 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published27 Mar 2026, 11:43 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 12:10 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 09:51 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated3 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2029 | £704,726 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance of Fire Equipment - UHW · PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2026
- Value
- £704,726
- Period
- 6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyNWSSP are managing the whole procurement process on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Protec Fire Detection PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender