AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Velindre University NHS Trust signed a short-term contract for interim security services at Whitchurch Hospital. The published contract runs from 13 to 31 October 2026 and is valued at £130,000; the notice identifies ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED as the verified supplier, but contains duplicate supplier and award records.
Published outcomeA contract record is marked active and explicitly records a signature date of 13 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a time-limited, directly awarded security-services requirement using a procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED
88% confidenceAward 097045-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown GBP · active
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The supplied award-supplier data links award 097045-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED; Companies House matching identifies company number 02476859. No contract or value is linked to this award ID in the supplied data.
ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED
94% confidenceAward 097859-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 · Lots 1 · Unallocated; contract total is £130,000 GBP · active
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The active award names two supplier records, both verified to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED (company number 02476859). The linked contract value is £130,000, but the notice does not allocate a value between its supplier records.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published status
98% confidenceAwarded / contract record active
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Process display status is “awarded”; the award and contract records are both marked “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 13 October 2026
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Contract 097859-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Notice update
98% confidenceAdministrative contracting-authority correction published 16 October 2026
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The contract amendment says it corrected the contracting authority details and made no change to scope, value, duration or other contractual arrangements.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£130,000
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Contract 097859-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 has a value amount of 130000 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract and lot period startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2026
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The contract and lot period endDate is 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Original award/contract notice published
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Release history lists release 097045-2026, tagged award and contract, on 2026-10-14.
Updated notice published
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Release history lists release 097859-2026, tagged awardUpdate and contractUpdate, on 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInterim security services for Whitchurch Hospital
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Process title and description identify the requirement.
Services
99% confidence24/7 manned guarding, patrols, CCTV monitoring, incident response, access control, fire-alarm response, building inspections and security reporting
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These services are enumerated in the process description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79710000 — Security services
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Tender and contract items use CPV 79710000.
Delivery location
98% confidenceWhitchurch, Cardiff (UKL22)
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The tender specifies Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2TL; delivery region is UKL22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The process procurement_method is recorded as limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process procurement_method_details states this procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidders, tender responses and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence13–31 October 2026
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The contract period and lot 1 contractPeriod specify these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Amendment
98% confidenceAdministrative correction only
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The amendment states that correcting the contracting authority details did not change scope, value, duration or other contractual arrangements.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceShort-duration interim security arrangement
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The stated contract period is 19 days, from 13 to 31 October 2026.
Value allocation
99% confidence£130,000 is published only as a contract-level total
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The contract contains one total value and no supplier- or lot-level allocation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate award records
96% confidenceTwo active award IDs are present for the same process and lot
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Award IDs 097045-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 and 097859-2026-VEL-DCO (26-27) 105-1 are both supplied; only the latter is linked to the detailed signed contract.
Duplicate supplier representation
99% confidenceTwo source supplier records map to one verified legal company
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Both GB-FTS-187566 and GB-FTS-187625 are verified to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED, company number 02476859.
Authority correction
98% confidenceThe notice was updated to correct the contracting authority
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The amendment expressly describes an administrative correction and says contractual arrangements were unchanged.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceAward date, bidder numbers, evaluation, lot value allocation and renewal provisions are not supplied
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active award IDs are supplied for the same process and lot; the data does not explicitly state whether the earlier award ID was superseded by the updated award ID.
- The active detailed award contains two supplier records that resolve to the same verified legal company. The published £130,000 contract value is therefore retained as unallocated rather than attributed to a supplier record.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes the award decision date, number of bidders, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot-level value and any extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Whitchurch Hospital security servicesVelindre University NHS TrustORBIS PROTECT LIMITEDinterim security contractsecurity services contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Whitchurch Hospital security contract?
The notice names supplier records that both verify to ORBIS PROTECT LIMITED, company number 02476859.
What is the published contract value?
The contract-level value is £130,000. The notice does not provide an individual supplier or lot allocation.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 October 2026.
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