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OMNICHANEL

CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

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Summary of the contracting process

The Wales Medicines Advice Service (WMAS) has completed the procurement process for an integrated, cloud-based communication platform titled "OMNICHANEL," aimed at enhancing communication efficiency and collaboration within NHS Wales. Overseen by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, the procurement falls under the industry category of software package and information systems. The procurement method utilised was a limited approach, opting for an award procedure without prior publication, ensuring alignment with standards outside the scope of the directive. The contract, valued at £30,402, was awarded to NETCALL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, with the agreement signed on 6 January 2026. The platform will be delivered at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. This procurement process is now in the 'Award' stage, having been completed successfully.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in cloud-based communication solutions, particularly those that offer integration with existing digital infrastructures like NHS Wales. Companies offering robust software packages with features such as secure data hosting, real-time reporting, and sophisticated analytics are well-positioned to compete. This tender showcases how established frameworks with pre-qualified suppliers can streamline procurement, leveraging financial security, technical capability, and information governance. It enables the buyer to avoid service disruption and deliver enhanced value within the healthcare industry, primarily benefiting large-scale suppliers already demonstrating substantial domain expertise and infrastructures adaptable to public health needs.

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Notice Title

OMNICHANEL

Notice Description

This contract provides an integrated, cloud-based communication platform for the Wales Medicines Advice Service (WMAS), enhancing accessibility, efficiency, and collaboration across NHS Wales. The solution unifies multiple communication routes, including telephone email, SMS, WhatsApp, social media and chatbot/web assist, within a single system, supports mobile, tablet, and desktop use, and ensures NHS compliant secure data hosting. It offers integration with Consultant Connect and the Welsh Clinical Portal, real-time reporting and analytics for monitoring performance, and robust business continuity arrangements including failover testing and dedicated support.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract provides an integrated, cloud-based communication platform for the Wales Medicines Advice Service (WMAS), enhancing accessibility, efficiency, and collaboration across NHS Wales. The solution unifies multiple communication routes, including telephone email, SMS, WhatsApp, social media and chatbot/web assist, within a single system, supports mobile, tablet, and desktop use, and ensures NHS compliant secure data hosting. It offers integration with Consultant Connect and the Welsh Clinical Portal, real-time reporting and analytics for monitoring performance, and robust business continuity arrangements including failover testing and dedicated support

Procurement Information

A direct award via a transparency notice was justified as the most compliant and efficient route to secure continuity of the WMAS omnichannel communication platform, as the required solution was already available through an established framework containing pre-qualified suppliers that had undergone rigorous assessment of technical capability, financial standing, security, and information-governance compliance; the chosen supplier demonstrably met the exact service specification, integrated with existing NHS Wales digital infrastructure, and offered a fully mature, market-ready product, making further competition unnecessary and disproportionate. Using a transparency notice ensured compliance with procurement regulations by openly declaring the intention to award, maintained full auditability and accountability, and enabled WMAS to avoid service disruption, minimise administrative burden, and deliver improved value and functionality at reduced cost compared with the previous arrangement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018922-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,402 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jan 20263 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
CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NETCALL TECHNOLOGY

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