AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swansea Bay University Health Board has published a transparency notice for a direct award to OMNICELL LIMITED for maintenance of Omnicell dispensing cabinets across its departments. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending direct award to OMNICELL LIMITED for cabinet maintenance services.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, technically justified OEM maintenance procurement. The published rationale says Omnicell’s closed operating system, software-update access and replacement-parts access mean it is the only provider with the required knowledge and expertise.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OMNICELL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 140787.58 net; 168945.10 gross (shared award value) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Omnicell Limited as supplier and gives GBP 140,787.58 amount and GBP 168,945.10 amountGross. Supplier verification identifies the legal name as OMNICELL LIMITED (company number 04562981).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 099129-2026 is described as a “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
Record status
99% confidenceAwarded process; pending award
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The process display status is “awarded”, while award 1 has status “pending”.
Signature position
99% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not evidenced
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod states startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£140,787.58
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Award 1 value.amount is 140787.58 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£168,945.10
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 168945.10 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAward-level value; no separate lot value published
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Award 1 has a value and relates to lot 1; the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice 099129-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-20T15:33:44+01:00.
Scheduled future signature date
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone dueDate is 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
Planned end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMaintenance of Omnicell dispensing cabinets
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Tender title and description state maintenance of Omnicell dispensing cabinets located in departments throughout Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 50000000.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKL17 and UKL18, United Kingdom
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Award item deliveryAddresses list regions UKL17 and UKL18.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or description published
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Tender and award reference lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Direct award”.
Published direct-award rationale
99% confidenceTechnical single-supplier rationale based on OEM system knowledge, software updates and replacement-parts access
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The notice states Omnicell Limited operates a closed protocol operating system, is the OEM, and is the only provider with the knowledge, skills, expertise, software-update access and replacement-parts access for maintenance.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceSingle supplier for technical reasons
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications includes singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids received, bidders, evaluation scores and ranking is not supplied in the published notice data.
Above-threshold indicator
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidencePending award; not evidenced as signed
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Award 1 status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Planned term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
98% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier-access dependency
99% confidenceThe stated rationale indicates maintenance is dependent on OEM technical knowledge and access to proprietary software updates and replacement parts.
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Published direct-award rationale describes a closed protocol operating system and Omnicell’s access to updates and parts.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice reports both net and gross award values; no pricing, service-level or cost breakdown is published.
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Award 1 contains amount and amountGross but no pricing schedule or breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status is material
99% confidenceThe process is labelled awarded, but the individual award is pending and signature is only scheduled.
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Process display_status is awarded; award 1 status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
No signed-contract evidence
99% confidenceThe published data does not confirm contract signature, commencement or active delivery.
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Only a scheduled future signature milestone is provided.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Supplied lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceBid count, tender submissions, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, service levels and extension terms are unavailable.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending and the source only schedules a future signature date; it does not evidence a signed, commenced or active contract.
- The published value is at award level. No individual lot value, pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description.
- Information on competing suppliers, bid count, evaluation, award decision date and scoring is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
OMNICELL LIMITEDSwansea Bay University Health BoardOmnicell dispensing cabinetsmaintenance servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The verified legal supplier is OMNICELL LIMITED. The notice names Omnicell Limited.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice schedules a future signature date of 30 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
£140,787.58 excluding VAT and £168,945.10 including VAT, both at award level.
Why was a direct award used?
The notice cites technical single-supplier reasons connected to Omnicell’s OEM knowledge, closed operating system, software-update access and replacement-parts access.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.