Official UK procurement notice
New Critical Pager System
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing an open tender procedure Hywel Dda university Health Board are seek to award a three (3) year contract with the option to extend for a further two (2) years to Multitone Electronics Plc.
The provider will implement a paging solution for 1412 pagers across its HDUHB’s four acute sites. The agreement includes the initial supply and installation of any required infrastructure as well as full service, maintenance, support, and training for the duration of the contract.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Due to time constraints a decision was made to proceed with open tender notice only
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Radio pagers · Repair and maintenance services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
- Economic & financial standing
To be reviewed in the tender process
- Technical & professional ability
To be reviewed in the tender process
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
To be reviewed in the tender process
- Technical & professional ability
To be reviewed in the tender process
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2030
- First published
- 8 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2025, 15:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
P0110- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038071- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ac9Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
To be confirmed following the tender process
- Risks
KPIs and service level agreements are included in the tender documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Jul 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent392 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 15:55 BST
- Standstill ends382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 09:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2025, 15:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2025, 15:55 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multitone Electronics PlcNew Critical Paging System1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030Extensions: Option to extend for two (2) years | £638,429 | 30 Sept 2025standstill to 9 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Multitone Electronics PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents available via eTender Wales system
- Technical specifications All documents available via the eTender Wales system
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender