UHW Cardiff Renal Water Replacements

Tender information last checkedLast checked 21 Oct 2026, 14:04.

Opportunity overview

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board require the replacement and maintenance of Central Water Plants within University Hospital Wales as these are approaching the end of life. This includes the Lower Ground Floor Plant Room feeding Dave Thomas Renal Unit, B5 Acute Ward and Children’s Hospital Renal Unit. The water treatment plant(s) will be required to supply RO water suitable for on-line haemodiafiltration treatments to the renal ward areas (various areas of Renal Inpatients, ward areas) and Renal Technology maintenance area. The water quality must as a minimum requirement meet the standards set out within ISO 13959:2024

Awarded to

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Vantive Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £876.4k
Awarded: 20 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PJJD-7741-VLZP
Location: Liverpool, UKD72, L7 9PE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ocds-h6vhtk-078cbb
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The rationale is based on the requirement to maintain compatibility, continuity of service and operational resilience within the existing installation. Vantive is the original equipment manufacturer/supplier of the existing system and has the necessary proprietary knowledge, technical expertise, spare parts availability and accredited support arrangements required to maintain and support the equipment safely and effectively. A change in supplier would create significant technical and operational challenges, including compatibility risks with existing infrastructure, the potential requirement for additional validation and staff training, interruption to critical clinical services, and increased costs associated with replacing or modifying existing equipment and support arrangements. The proposed award is therefore justified on the basis that competition is absent for technical reasons and that only Vantive can provide the required goods/services whilst ensuring continuity, interoperability and patient safety. The justification is it will avoid disproportionate technical difficulties and additional costs that would arise from engaging an alternative supplier, whilst maintaining the reliability and performance of the existing service. The existing Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant serving the renal unit has reached end of life and requires replacement to ensure the continued provision of a safe and reliable water treatment system for haemodialysis services. The proposed replacement solution is a new generation Vantive RO system, providing compatibility with the existing Vantive infrastructure, dialysis equipment interfaces, operating procedures, maintenance arrangements and clinical requirements. Procuring an alternative manufacturer's system would introduce significant technical and operational challenges, including the need for extensive redesign of existing infrastructure, validation and commissioning of a different technology platform, revised maintenance arrangements, additional staff training requirements and increased risks during transition. This would result in disproportionate technical difficulties, additional cost and potential disruption to critical renal services. Vantive possesses the specialist technical knowledge of the existing installation and is best placed to ensure seamless replacement, integration, validation and ongoing support of the new RO system. The direct award is therefore considered necessary to maintain continuity of service, minimise operational and patient safety risks, and ensure technical compatibility with the existing renal water treatment infrastructure.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Id: GB-PPON-PPPR-7969-BTJG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPPR-7969-BTJG

Address

Street Address: Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF14 4HH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL22

Contact

Name: Harry Davies
Email: harry.davies6@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-WLS
Description: Welsh devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Id: GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN
Role Details: Managing whole Procurement process on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXWV-6492-CGMN

Address

Street Address: 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Locality: Cardiff
Postal Code: CF15 7QZ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKL15

Contact

Name: Harry Davies
Email: harry.davies6@wales.nhs.uk
Telephone: +442921500292

Roles

procuringEntity

Organisation 3

Name: Vantive Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PJJD-7741-VLZP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PJJD-7741-VLZP

Address

Street Address: Wavertree Technology Park, 2 Wavertree Boulevard,
Locality: Liverpool
Postal Code: L7 9PE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD72

Contact

Email: gareth.morris@vantive.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: UHW Cardiff Renal Water Replacements
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: goods
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 41000000
Description: Collected and purified water

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL22
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 1,051,680
Amount: 876,400
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PJJD-7741-VLZP
Name: Vantive Limited

Contract period

Starts: 9 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099426-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099426-2026 ↗
Published: 21 Oct 2026, 12:27
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 6 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 4HH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

099426-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 21 Oct 2026, 12:27
099453-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 21 Oct 2026, 12:50

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to VANTIVE LIMITED to replace and maintain central renal-water plants at University Hospital Wales. The published award remains pending, so the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published notice document 099426-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.
Process statusCompleteEvidence: The procurement process status is recorded as complete.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 is explicitly recorded with status pending.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099426-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cbb
First published: 21 Oct 2026
Last checked: 21 Oct 2026, 14:04
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award covers lot 1, with VANTIVE LIMITED named as supplier. The stated award value is £876,400 excluding VAT (£1,051,680 including VAT).

Market significance

This is an above-threshold, technically justified direct award for safety-critical renal water-treatment infrastructure and associated maintenance, with service continuity and compatibility cited as the reasons competition was not used.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

VANTIVE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 876400 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names Vantive Limited as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal name as VANTIVE LIMITED (company number 14981842). The £876,400 amount is the total award value for this single-supplier award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Published notice document 099426-2026 is described as a Transparency notice on Find a Tender.

Process status

95% confidence

Complete

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The procurement process status is recorded as complete.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 is explicitly recorded with status pending.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not confirmed

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The pending award status and scheduled future signature milestone do not evidence a signed or concluded contract.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£876,400

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Award 1 value.amount is 876400 GBP, while amountGross is separately reported.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£1,051,680

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1051680 GBP.

Value allocation

92% confidence

Award-level value; associated with lot 1

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The single award lists VANTIVE LIMITED and related lot 1. No separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

21 October 2026

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Notice 099426-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-21T12:27:30+01:00.

Planned contract signature deadline

99% confidence

6 November 2026

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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-06T23:59:59+00:00.

Planned contract start

99% confidence

9 November 2026

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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00.

Planned contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Replacement and maintenance of central water plants at University Hospital Wales

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The notice description states that central water plants are to be replaced and maintained because they are approaching end of life.

Clinical areas served

99% confidence

Dave Thomas Renal Unit, B5 Acute Ward and Children’s Hospital Renal Unit

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The description identifies the Lower Ground Floor plant room as feeding these areas.

Technical requirement

99% confidence

RO water suitable for online haemodiafiltration, meeting ISO 13959:2024 as a minimum

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The notice description specifies RO water for online haemodiafiltration and a minimum ISO 13959:2024 standard.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as goods.

CPV classification

99% confidence

41000000 — Collected and purified water

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The award item carries this CPV classification.

Delivery region

96% confidence

UKL22, United Kingdom

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The award item delivery address is recorded as UKL22, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The process records procurementMethod as direct and procurementMethodDetails as Direct award.

Competition rationale

99% confidence

Competition stated to be absent for technical reasons

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The notice classifies the rationale as singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons.

Buyer-stated justification

98% confidence

Compatibility, continuity, operational resilience, proprietary knowledge, support arrangements and patient-safety risk reduction

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The published rationale says Vantive is the existing system's OEM/supplier and cites interoperability, validation, training, service-disruption and transition-risk considerations.

Competition metrics

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

No tender submissions, bidder count, evaluation scores or comparative pricing are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Planned term

99% confidence

9 November 2026 to 31 March 2027

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The pending award's contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Maintenance

97% confidence

Included in stated requirement

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The opportunity description calls for replacement and maintenance of central water plants.

Renewal or extension terms

99% confidence

Not published

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No extension, option or renewal provision is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

Single-supplier, single-lot pending direct award

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One pending award names one supplier and relates to lot 1.

Market access implication

97% confidence

The buyer's published rationale limits this requirement to the existing OEM/supplier on technical grounds

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The rationale states that only Vantive can provide the goods/services while maintaining compatibility, continuity and safety.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

Published figures distinguish net and gross value

View supporting evidence

The award reports £876,400 amount and £1,051,680 amountGross in GBP.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078cbb
Analysed: 21 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Named as buyer in the process and party data.

Procuring entity

99% confidence

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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Party data records this entity as managing the procurement process on the buyer's behalf.

Regulatory context

98% confidence

Welsh devolved regulations apply

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Buyer party classification states GB-WLS / Welsh devolved regulations apply.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

VANTIVE LIMITED, company number 14981842

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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to verified company name VANTIVE LIMITED and company number 14981842.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Vantive Limited

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The award and source supplier record name Vantive Limited; verification reports no name mismatch.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

End-date indicator

94% confidence

Estimated contract-end point: 31 March 2027

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This is calculated solely from the explicit planned end date in the pending award; it is not a procurement forecast or evidence of a renewal.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending status

99% confidence

The published award is pending; signature, conclusion and commencement are not evidenced

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Award 1 status is pending, with a future signature milestone and future planned start date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value

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Lot 1 is recorded without title, description or value.

Award-date interpretation

97% confidence

The supplied award date matches the notice publication date but is not explicit evidence of contract award conclusion

View supporting evidence

The award record shows 21 October 2026 and the notice was published on that date, while award status remains pending.

Publication trail

95% confidence

A later Contract award notice is listed in release history but its contents are not supplied

View supporting evidence

Release history lists notice 099453-2026 dated 21 October 2026; no corresponding notice content is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion, commencement or delivery.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender responses, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, savings, contract documents, performance terms and detailed maintenance scope.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No renewal or extension terms are published.
A later Contract award notice appears in release history, but its content is not included in the supplied evidence.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named as supplier for the UHW Cardiff Renal Water Replacements award?

VANTIVE LIMITED is named as the supplier for pending award 1.

What is the published value of the award?

The award value is £876,400 excluding VAT and £1,051,680 including VAT.

Has the contract been signed?

Not confirmed. The published award status is pending, and the notice lists a future signature deadline of 6 November 2026.

Why was a direct award used?

The buyer cites technical compatibility, continuity of service, proprietary expertise and patient-safety considerations, stating that competition is absent for technical reasons.

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.

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Vantive Limited

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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