AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board awarded Morris Line Engineering Limited a contract for annual inspection and testing of fire alarm systems at University Hospital Llandough, Barry Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and community sites.
Published outcomeThe contract was signed on 6 October 2026, starts on 1 November 2026 and has a stated initial end date of 31 October 2029.
Market significanceThis is a three-year Welsh NHS fire-alarm inspection contract valued at £457,085.39 excluding VAT (£548,502.47 including VAT), with potential annual renewal tranches to a maximum extent date of 31 October 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MORRIS LINE ENGINEERING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 457085.39 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity names MORRIS LINE ENGINEERING LIMITED (company number 11769911). Award 1 identifies the supplier and relates to lot 1. The published contract value applies to contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Market engagement published
98% confidence29 May 2026
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Release history lists a Preliminary market engagement notice dated 2026-05-29.
Tender notice published
98% confidence9 June 2026
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Release history lists a Tender notice dated 2026-06-09.
Award announced
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Release history lists a Contract award notice dated 2026-09-22; award record gives award_date 2026-09-22.
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
Contract details published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£457,085.39
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Contract 1 value.amount is 457085.39 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£548,502.47
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 548502.47 GBP.
Value basis
96% confidencePublished contract total; individual lot pricing not supplied
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The contract provides a total value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Maximum possible extent
99% confidence31 October 2031
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2031-10-31.
Renewal mechanism
99% confidenceAnnual tranches at the sole discretion of the Health Board
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Contract 1 renewal description states: 'To be taken in annual tranches at the sole discretion of the Health Board'.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceAnnual inspection and testing of fire alarm systems
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Tender description specifies annual inspection and testing of Fire Alarm Systems.
Named sites
99% confidenceUniversity Hospital Llandough, Barry Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and community sites
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Tender description names these locations.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 50710000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKL22
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKL22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails both state Open procedure.
Lots
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to award/lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, evaluation scores and bidder identities not supplied in the published data
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No bid count, scoring or unsuccessful-bidder information is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Extension/renewal option
99% confidenceYes; annual renewal tranches at buyer discretion, up to 31 October 2031
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true, provides the renewal description, and records maxExtentDate of 2031-10-31.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single supplier received the single published lot under an open procedure.
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Tender contains one lot; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Demand profile
96% confidenceRecurring compliance-oriented inspection and testing requirement across hospital and community sites.
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The description requires annual fire-alarm inspection and testing at named healthcare facilities and community sites.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe published total covers the awarded contract; no separate lot-level price breakdown is available.
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Contract 1 gives a total value and lot 1 has no published value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceHigh quality
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The supplied contract record identifies the supplier, signed date, term, renewal arrangement and net/gross GBP values.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null in the supplied data.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tender return deadline, evaluation scoring or award rationale is provided.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceNot published
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Tender documents include a conflictOfInterest document with description 'Not published'.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value, so the total contract value cannot be further disaggregated.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, number of bids, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown and reasons for supplier selection.
- The scope refers to community sites without naming or quantifying all such locations.
- The published renewal wording confirms annual tranches at buyer discretion but does not state whether any renewal will be exercised.
- Conflict-of-interest information is marked as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Morris Line Engineering LimitedCardiff and Vale University Health Boardfire alarm inspectionsUniversity Hospital LlandoughNHS Wales procurementfire alarm testing contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cardiff and Vale fire alarm inspections contract?
MORRIS LINE ENGINEERING LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £457,085.39 excluding VAT and £548,502.47 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with annual renewal tranches potentially extending it to 31 October 2031.
What services are covered?
Annual inspection and testing of fire alarm systems at University Hospital Llandough, Barry Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and community sites.
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