Planning

MOBILE CONNECTIVITY & NETWORKING FOR NHS WALES LUNG CANCER SCREENING

PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NHS TRUST

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Planning

05 Sep 2025 at 14:26

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Public Health Wales NHS Trust, located in Cardiff, is currently in the planning stage. The tender, titled "Mobile Connectivity & Networking for NHS Wales Lung Cancer Screening," falls under the services category and involves mobile network integration for CT scanning units used in lung cancer screening across various sites in Wales. Key dates include a deadline for pre-market engagement documents, which must be requested by 17 September 2025 and submitted by 18 September 2025. Future communications are planned for February 2026, with the contract period anticipated to start from October 2027 to September 2037.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses involved in networking and mobile connectivity services, as well as those specialising in software development for platform interconnectivity. Companies capable of providing secure networks with end-to-end encryption, especially those with experience in healthcare technology, will be well-positioned. The scope of work includes providing mobile network capability for mobile CT scanning units, requiring not only technological expertise but also flexibility in deployment across multiple locations in Wales.

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Notice Title

MOBILE CONNECTIVITY & NETWORKING FOR NHS WALES LUNG CANCER SCREENING

Notice Description

PHW are scoping Mobile units with CT scanning capabilities as part of the NHS Wales Lung Cancer Screening Programme. The mobile units will be regularly relocated to sites across Wales to provide a local scanning capability to residents. The units will require mobile network capability to allow access to the internet and potentially NHS Wales networks. The network must be secure with end-to-end encryption.

Planning Information

Public Health Wales are exploring the market to scope this potential requirement and review indicative pricing to help inform a business case. Full details of this Pre Market Engagement exercise are available upon request. Documents must be requested by emailing Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk. The email subject must state "MOBILE CONNECTIVITY & NETWORKING FOR NHS WALES LUNG CANCER SCREENING". Interested suppliers are encouraged to request the document as soon as possible. The deadline for requesting documents is 12pm on 17th September 2025. Interested parties must request, complete and return the documents Alexandra.Woodward@wales.nhs.uk by 5pm on 18th September 2025. N.B.1. No estimated costs for the requirement are available at this stage. N.B.2. The estimated contract dates reflect the anticipated live programme dates.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059525
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054370-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

31154000 - Uninterruptible power supplies

48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

48210000 - Networking software package

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2027 - 30 Sep 2037 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NHS TRUST
Additional Buyers

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICE PARTNERSHIP

Contact Name
Alexandra Woodward, Sam McConnell
Contact Email
alexandra.woodward@wales.nhs.uk, samuel.mcconnell3@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4BZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

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