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Telephony Modernisation Subscription Based Model

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

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21 Jan 2026 at 13:56

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed the procurement process titled "Telephony Modernisation Subscription Based Model" under the industry category of telecommunication services. The contract has been awarded to Maintel Europe Limited to support Hywel Dda University Health Board's modernisation of their telecommunications infrastructure. Situated in Cardiff, UK, this initiative aims to replace the existing legacy telephony model with a cloud-hosted solution. The procurement was conducted using a limited method, awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 1st October 2025 and represents a key stage in the service upgrade for the health board.

This tender represents a promising opportunity for businesses involved in telecommunications services, particularly those offering innovative cloud-based solutions to modernise legacy systems. Companies specialising in subscription-based service models and those capable of providing comprehensive diagnostic and monitoring tools to enhance telephony services could find significant growth potential in projects like this. Such contracts demand strong expertise in digital services and telecommunication infrastructure, making them suitable for established firms with a robust portfolio in similar transformations. The direct award via the Crown Commercial Service Network Services Three Framework further underscores the strategic opportunity to align with large-scale public sector projects.

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Notice Title

Telephony Modernisation Subscription Based Model

Notice Description

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract to replace their existing on-premises and cloud legacy model for telephony modernisation and award a new subscription-based agreement with the same provider, Maintel Europe Limited. The requirement is utilised to support the Mitel phone systems used throughout the Health Board; Digital Services are 75% of the way through a project to modernise this telecommunications infrastructure and move away from legacy Mitel and Philips phone systems to a new cloud hosted environment that will host the cloud version Mitel phone system. This solution has arisen due to several limitations with the current agreement: - The inability to monitor and use diagnostic tools to assess voice quality issues immediately and retrospectively, or to assess calling capacity to ensure we are not paying for too many telephone lines, - The telecommunications environment is being changed and any changes to this environment will incur additional costs and will raise the support costs for the environment. One of the key areas of change is that of profiling staff as to whether they need a physical phone on the desk or a phone on their digital device, - The current model only includes 1,000 Enterprise and 5,000 Entry level licences. The subscription-based model allows Digital Services to address all the concerns above as all licences will be Enterprise level, meaning all 6,000 phones will be able to be used as Softphones.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) have awarded a contract to replace their existing on-premises and cloud legacy model for telephony modernisation and award a new subscription-based agreement with the same provider, Maintel Europe Limited. The requirement is utilised to support the Mitel phone systems used throughout the Health Board; Digital Services are 75% of the way through a project to modernise this telecommunications infrastructure and move away from legacy Mitel and Philips phone systems to a new cloud hosted environment that will host the cloud version Mitel phone system. This solution has arisen due to several limitations with the current agreement: - The inability to monitor and use diagnostic tools to assess voice quality issues immediately and retrospectively, or to assess calling capacity to ensure we are not paying for too many telephone lines, - The telecommunications environment is being changed and any changes to this environment will incur additional costs and will raise the support costs for the environment. One of the key areas of change is that of profiling staff as to whether they need a physical phone on the desk or a phone on their digital device, - The current model only includes 1,000 Enterprise and 5,000 Entry level licences. The subscription-based model allows Digital Services to address all the concerns above as all licences will be Enterprise level, meaning all 6,000 phones will be able to be used as Softphones.

Procurement Information

The requirement was direct awarded via the Crown Commercial Service Network Services Three (3) Framework Agreement (RM6116).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b25
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005317-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

64220000 - Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£361,959 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Josh Wood
Contact Email
josh.wood@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2921501500

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
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
TLL14 South West Wales

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MAINTEL EUROPE

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