AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Public Health Wales NHS Trust has announced a pending award to Pixel Fusion Limited for hosting, operation, support, maintenance and enhancement of the Wales Violence Prevention Portal.
Published outcomeAward decision announced; the award remains pending and the notice schedules a future signature date.
Market significanceA £249,450 net IT services award, with optional extensions potentially running to March 2031 subject to Welsh Government funding.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Pixel Fusion Limited
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 249450 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Pixel Fusion Limited as supplier, has status 'pending', and states value amount £249,450.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is 'pending'.
Award decision date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-01.
Award notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Award notice 094910-2026 datePublished: 2026-10-07.
Scheduled future signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate, dueDate 2026-10-26.
Contract start
95% confidence29 October 2026 (planned)
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-29; award remains pending.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£249,450
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Award 1 value amount: 249450 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 299340.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£299,340
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Award 1 value amountGross: 299340 GBP.
Portal-level maximum value
83% confidence£335,000
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Process value_max: 335000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence30 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 072077-2026 dated 2026-07-30.
Submission deadline
99% confidence27 August 2026, 14:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline: 2026-08-27T14:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award 1 date: 2026-10-01.
Standstill end
99% confidence16 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate: 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-26.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOngoing hosting, operation, support, maintenance and enhancement of the Wales Violence Prevention Portal.
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Process and tender description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery location
99% confidenceWales (UKL), United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses specify region UKL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod: open; procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold: true.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid-count data is supplied.
Evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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No scores, rankings or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
95% confidence29 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 (planned)
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Award contractPeriod gives these dates; award status is pending.
Maximum potential extent
99% confidenceUp to 31 March 2031
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate: 2031-03-31.
Extensions
99% confidenceOptional extension years, subject to continued Welsh Government funding
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Award hasRenewal is true; renewal description states each optional extension year is subject to continued funding.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and only a future signature date is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial position
96% confidenceA single pending award is recorded for the sole completed lot.
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Tender has lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe £249,450 net and £299,340 gross figures are recorded at award level. The process-level £335,000 maximum has no supplied value basis, so it should not be treated as the awarded supplier value.
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Award value contains amount and amountGross; process separately records value_max without value_basis.
Funding dependency
99% confidenceOptional extension years depend on continued Welsh Government funding.
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Award renewal description explicitly states this condition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing inconsistency
99% confidenceThe supplied process published_at date (30 July 2026) predates the supplied submission deadline (27 August 2026), while the award-notice document and release history date the award notice to 7 October 2026.
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Process published_at: 2026-07-30; submission deadline: 2026-08-27; award document/release: 2026-10-07.
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe notice is labelled a contract award notice but the award status is pending and signature is future-scheduled; a concluded or signed contract is not evidenced.
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Award status pending; futureSignatureDate 2026-10-26.
Lot detail completeness
99% confidenceLot 1 has no title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award status is pending despite the notice being described as a contract award notice; no signed or concluded contract should be inferred.
- Lot 1 lacks a title, description and separate value.
- The process published_at field appears to represent the earlier tender-notice date rather than the award-notice publication date.
- The process-level £335,000 maximum lacks a supplied value basis and differs from the award-level value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Public Health WalesPixel Fusion LimitedWales Violence Prevention PortalIT servicescontract awardopen procedure
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Violence Monitoring Data Portal contract?
Pixel Fusion Limited is the named supplier for the pending award.
What is the award value?
The award records £249,450 net and £299,340 gross.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and a future signature date of 26 October 2026 is scheduled.
How long could the arrangement run?
The planned initial period ends on 31 March 2027, with optional extensions up to 31 March 2031 subject to continued Welsh Government funding.
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