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Published 22 Sept 2025, 14:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply & Installation of Replacement Fire Alarm Equipment at University Hospital of Wales

Official notice

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

Direct award
Awarded value£500,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS 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 published

Procedure 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
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f33 Find 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
  1. Standstill ends274 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published120 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 09:02 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST
    UK7
  5. Buyer details updated
    30 Jun 2026, 11:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PROTEC FIRE DETECTION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYSupply & Installation of Protec replacement fire alarm equipment at University Hospital of Wales1 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2026£500,00013 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender