Citrix Hardware Replacement · UK public procurement notice

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

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)

Awarded value£995,094published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract to replace their existing Citrix hypervisor hardware which is no longer supported by vendors for component replacements or security updates which means in the event of a system failure, there is no assurance that recovery could be achieved promptly; this includes Dell PowerEdge Servers and Pure Storage within the data centres at Glangwili General Hospital (GGH) and Withybush General Hospital (WGH).

The requirement is to facilitate a technology refresh and upgrade by replacing Dell and Pure Storage hardware with Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) which integrates compute, storage, and virtualisation into a single platform, simplifying management, whilst supporting the data centre team’s skillset to avoid retraining on multiple platforms. The contract term aligns with the contract relating to the data centres hardware and licencing which is due to expire at the end of October 2030. By standardising on Nutanix, HDUHB reduces the complexity of their environment and improves resilience.

CPV: Data equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

32580000 Data equipment

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: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Mar 2026, 16:50 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2026, 16:50 GMT
Authority reference: P0432
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022009
Classification (CPV): Data equipment
Delivery area: Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0667ad Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The procurement was initiated utilising National Procurement Service (NPS) Wales Framework for IT Products and Services (ii) (NPS-ICT-0094 – 19) under Lot 5 Solutions via a mini competition.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:162764)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £995,0941 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£995,094 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022009-2026-P0432-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
30 Jan 2026
Value
£995,094
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplier Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, UK, SL71LWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.