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Published 22 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Procurement of UPS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 7 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI31)Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,500,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025awarded 12 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 25 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust requires the procurement of

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units to

support critical infrastructure within the new

Velindre Cancer Centre.This procurement will be

awarded through a direct award via the NHS

Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Digital

Workplace Solutions 2 Framework due to enabling

timely delivery of the solution

CPV: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Software package and information systems

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 30 suppliers · 60 bids received (2.0 per place) · 43 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£2,500,000,000
Delivery: UK, London, Wales · Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various Approved Organisations as set out in the contract documents.
Extensions: Duration in months:36 months with the option to extend for up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed
48000000 Software package and information systems

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “The Procurement of UPS” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
VEL-DCO (26-27) 101
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098667
Classification (CPV)
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packagesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI31)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f5e3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:172073)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Appointment period ends
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

discovery.ariba.com/rfx/21006870 ↗

Timeline

25 Jan 2024 → 19 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    25 Jan 2024
  2. Bids opened
    7 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published1 day ago
    19 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST

Notice history

14 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2024
  1. Published value updated to £2,500,000,000
    19 Sept 2024, 17:17 BST
    was £1,500,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    19 Sept 2024, 17:17 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    19 Sept 2024, 17:17 BST
  4. Deadline published: 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    19 Sept 2024, 17:17 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    30 Oct 2024, 08:29 GMT
    +27 days · was 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  6. Deadline moved to 10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2024, 17:22 GMT
    +37 days · was 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  7. Status changed to complete
    2 Oct 2025, 10:36 BST
  8. Buyer details updated
    2 Oct 2025, 10:36 BST
  9. Buyer details updated
    18 Nov 2025, 14:17 GMT
  10. Procurement method changed
    22 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
  11. Buyer details updated
    22 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
  12. Buyer details updated
    13 May 2026, 09:24 BST
  13. Buyer details updated
    19 May 2026, 10:38 BST
  14. Buyer details updated
    19 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.27 Nov 20244 Dec 2024+27 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Nov 20244 Dec 2024+27 d
—TextReview body · VI.4.1NHS Shared Business Services Limited Three Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead HP2 7AH Email [email protected] Country United KingdomHigh Court of England and Wales Royal Courts of Justice, Stand London WC1A 2LL United Kingdom
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.24 Dec 202410 Jan 2025+37 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.74 Dec 202410 Jan 2025+37 d
—TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4A Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of 30 biddersA Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of 50 bidders
—TextInformation about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system · IV.1.3Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 30Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 50

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (10)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 22 Jan 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 18 Nov 2025
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2025
  • 2024-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2024
  • 2024-10: 1 release · 30 Oct 2024
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 19 Sept 2024
  • 2023-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 43admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 6029 from SMEs
Contracts signed 20latest 12 Oct 2026

50 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 15 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,500,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1

    Signed
    12 Oct 2026
    Value
    £79,073
    Status
    active

  • Contract 043724-2026-DIGI-DCO-60707-1

    Signed
    8 May 2026
    Value
    £1,097,062
    Status
    active

  • Contract 045693-2026-1

    Signed
    16 Mar 2026
    Value
    £26,744
    Status
    active

  • Contract 045653-2026-CAV-DCO (25-26) 224-1

    Signed
    12 Mar 2026
    Value
    £83,805
    Status
    active

  • Contract 005666-2026-VEL-DIR (25-26) 159-1

    Signed
    18 Dec 2025
    Value
    £125,012
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-1

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-10

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-11

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-12

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-13

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-14

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-15

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-16

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-17

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-18

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-19

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-2

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-20

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-21

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 074808-2025-SBS10510-22

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
60bids · 60 electronic · 1 from abroad29——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Velindre University NHS Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareRegional or local authorityHealth 2 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

49 commercial parties on the notice
Show 39 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria