AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Velindre University NHS Trust published an award/contract notice for UPS units supporting the new Velindre Cancer Centre. The detailed contract record identifies CDW LIMITED and records a GBP 79,072.80 contract signed on 12 October 2026. However, the only detailed lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are active, and the supplied award extract also contains a separate Trustco plc award reference that does not match this procurement ID.
Published outcomeA signed contract record is published for CDW LIMITED; the lot-status contradiction and unrelated-looking additional award record limit interpretation of the overall procurement outcome.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value NHS framework direct award for critical-infrastructure UPS equipment, made through NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
CDW LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1 · Lots 1 · 79072.80 GBP · Active award and active signed contract record.
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Verified company name is CDW LIMITED; detailed award names CDW Limited as supplier, and linked contract states GBP 79,072.80 and dateSigned 2026-10-12.
Trustco plc
68% confidenceAward 045653-2026-CAV-DCO (25-26) 224-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active in supplied award extract; no matching detailed award or contract record is supplied for this process.
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Supplied awards and suppliers extracts link this award ID to Trustco plc, but the detailed process awards/contracts identify only award 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1 and CDW.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
96% confidenceAward/contract notice; source process marked complete and displayed as awarded.
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Process fields: notice_type 'award, contract', source_status 'complete', display_status 'awarded'.
Detailed award status
96% confidenceActive.
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Award 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status and signature
98% confidenceActive contract record, signed 12 October 2026.
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Contract 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned '2026-10-12'.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled.
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Detailed tender lot 1 has status 'cancelled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 79,072.80
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Detailed contract value: amount 79072.8, currency GBP.
Allocation of published value
96% confidenceThe value is linked to the CDW contract record; no value is supplied for the Trustco plc extract record.
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Only detailed contract 098667-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 101-1 includes a value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Latest source update
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Process source_updated_at is 2026-10-19T16:53:32+01:00.
Contract start/end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates are supplied in the detailed contract.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units for critical infrastructure at the new Velindre Cancer Centre.
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Tender description.
Category
95% confidenceGoods; CPV 30000000 — office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages.
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Tender mainProcurementCategory and classification.
Delivery area
91% confidenceUKL22.
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Tender item delivery address region is UKL22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route
98% confidenceDirect award via NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework.
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Tender and lot descriptions explicitly state a direct award through this framework.
Published procedure fields
96% confidenceSelective procurement method; restricted procedure.
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Process/tender procurementMethod is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Restricted procedure'.
Evaluation and competition
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
96% confidenceNo options indicated for lot 1.
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Lot 1 field hasOptions is false.
Duration, extensions and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No start/end dates, extension terms or price breakdown are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Buying rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer states that the framework direct award was intended to enable timely delivery of the solution.
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Tender description.
Commercial comparability
98% confidenceLimited: no unit pricing, quantities, technical specification or competitor information is published.
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These details are absent from supplied fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot and contract status conflict
99% confidenceThe detailed lot is cancelled, whereas the detailed award and signed contract records are active. The source does not explain the discrepancy.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; linked award and contract status are active.
Additional award-record mismatch
98% confidenceThe supplied award extract includes active award 045653-2026-CAV-DCO (25-26) 224-1 for Trustco plc, but it does not appear in the detailed process awards or contracts and uses a different reference prefix.
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Comparison of supplied awards/suppliers extracts with details_json awards and contracts.
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceTrustco plc was checked but no safe Companies House match was found; it is therefore presented as an unverified source name.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and verification lookup decision is still_unmatched.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source contains an unresolved conflict: lot 1 is cancelled while its detailed award and signed contract records are active.
- A Trustco plc award extract is supplied but does not match the detailed procurement award/contract data; its relationship to this process is unknown.
- Trustco plc is an unverified source name because the completed identity check found no safe company match.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, duration, extension terms, quantities, technical specification, individual pricing, bid counts and evaluation results.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Velindre University NHS TrustCDW LIMITEDUPSuninterruptible power supplyVelindre Cancer CentreNHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the detailed UPS contract record?
CDW LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named in the detailed award and contract record.
What is the published contract value?
The detailed contract record states GBP 79,072.80.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The detailed contract record gives a signature date of 12 October 2026.
Are there data caveats?
Yes. The detailed lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active, and a separate Trustco plc award extract does not match the detailed process record.
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