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Published 19 Mar 2026, 12:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Welsh Data Cube Digital Infrastructure Component of Living Wales Service

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£180,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to PML Applications Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transparency Notice for a continued hosting, maintenance, technical support and further development of the Earth Observation based Welsh Open Data Cube on MS Azure, to support the Living Wales system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Mar 2026, 12:06 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2026, 12:06 GMT
Authority reference
25/26-268
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025123
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066eca Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Living Wales (LW) is a long term WG Earth Observation programme, developed over 10 years and dependent on a bespoke digital infrastructure created and maintained by the current supplier. The supplier uniquely hosts the LW system, including the Welsh Data Cube front end, provides technical maintenance, and develops required functionality. Welsh Government has transferred data storage in house and can selected outputs, but cannot deliver the core system, hosting, or specialist support internally. As LW is not yet finalised, only PML can provide continuity and maintain system integrity. A direct award is necessary to avoid service disruption and ensure continued delivery until the system can be competitively transitioned in future.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Mar 2026, 12:06 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PML Applications LimitedSME6 Apr 2026 – 5 May 2028£180,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQYQ-3841-BHTP Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PML APPLICATIONS LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZHY-5244-LJYW Prospect Place West Hoe, Plymouth, South West, PL1 3DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender