ALLTWEN FRANKING MACHINE · UK public procurement notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 18 Sept 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BETSI CADWALDR UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE ARE PROCURRING FOR ALTWEN FRANKING MACHINES

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Postage-franking machines

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board use this franking machine to post large…Awarded

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board use this franking machine to post large volumes of essential patient communications and corporate mail. They ensure precise postage calculations and secure significant discounts compared to standard stamps. This franking machine print prepaid postal marks and track spending across the department.

Delivery: Wales · betsi cadwaladr University Health Board

30144100 Postage-franking machines

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST
Authority reference: BCU-DCO-63401
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-089672
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportPostage-franking machines
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07779a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: incumbent supplier

Publisher note: (WA Ref:170721)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 089672-2026-BCU-DCO-63401-1
Signed
18 Sept 2026
Value
£122,820
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

QUADIENT UK LIMITEDFramework contractor 3rd Floor Press Centre Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London, London, E152GWContact phone
Quadient UKFramework contractor 3rd Floor, Press Centre, Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, London, UK, E152GWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.