Official UK procurement notice
Supply & Installation of Replacement Fire Alarm Equipment at University Hospital of Wales
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
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 provision of a partial upgrade of the existing Protec fire alarm system equipment with replacement fire alarm smoke detectors, heat detectors and break glass units as a one off purchase.
Protec are the only supplier capable of supplying and installing the replacement equipment, re-commissioning of the equipment on the current bespoke closed protocol system.
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
- 22 Sept 2025, 14:38 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061138- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f33Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Protec are the only supplier capable of supplying and installing the replacement equipment, re-commissioning of the equipment on the current bespoke closed protocol system.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 30 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends274 days ago27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published120 days ago30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2025, 14:38 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Jan 2026, 09:02 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYSupply & Installation of Protec replacement fire alarm equipment at University Hospital of Wales1 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £500,000 | 13 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply & Installation of Replacement Fire Alarm Equipment at University Hospital of Wales · PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £500,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
- Protec Fire Detection Public Limited CompanyAwarded 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