Official UK procurement notice
MAINTENANCE OF WATER GENERATION SYSTEM
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 descriptionCardiff and Vale University Health Board intends to award a contract for the provision of maintenance and servicing of purified water, Water for Injection (WFI), and clean steam generation systems located within the Sterile Medicines Production Unit (SMPU).The requirement includes routine preventative maintenance, annual servicing, calibration, and emergency call-out support to ensure the systems remain compliant with regulatory standards and fully operational.This is a highly specialised requirement involving site-specific equipment critical to the production of sterile medicines. The contract is intended to ensure continuity of service, system reliability, and compliance within a regulated manufacturing environment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 14 May 2026, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 12:57 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DIR (25-26) 335- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050282- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0698acFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Transparency notice published14 May 2026, 12:46 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published28 May 2026, 12:57 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected28 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DQD Engineering Ltd21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jan 2027 · up to 20 Jul 2027Extensions: As per initial contract | £28,339 | 13 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
MAINTENANCE OF WATER GENERATION SYSTEM · DQD Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 28 May 2026
- Value
- £28,339
- Period
- 21 Jul 2026 – 20 Jan 2027 · up to 20 Jul 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- as per original contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityThe NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) plays a vital role in supporting NHS Wales by delivering a wide range of professional, technical, and administrative services. It is hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, which means Velindre provides the governance and infrastructure to support NWSSP’s operations, but NWSSP itself serves all NHS organisations across Wales.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DQD Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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