---
title: "Collaboration Licences"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services"
published: "2026-10-01"
---

# Collaboration Licences

Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b.json)

## Summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, procured Cisco collaboration software licences to maintain manufacturer support. The requirement was for software licences rather than installation works or a broader IT services package. Delivery is associated with the Wales location identified as the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area. The licences sit within networking, internet and intranet software, and the procurement was handled as a single requirement. This is relevant to software resellers and licensing specialists with access to Cisco collaboration products and the ability to arrange continuing manufacturer support for NHS Wales. The buyer’s stated need was specifically for a co-termed renewal, meaning the licences were to align to a common renewal term.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to CDW Limited. The buyer used a limited procedure without publishing a call for competition, on the stated grounds that technical reasons left no competition: market analysis identified CDW as the only suitable framework-compliant supplier able to provide the required co-termed renewal. The award concerned one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the award and associated contract are recorded as active. The award date is not provided. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and is valued at £102,023. The award record also gives a subcontracting value of £100,000, with 98% stated as both the minimum and maximum subcontracted share. Price was the stated award criterion. One bid was recorded.

This award shows that NHS Wales had a specific recurring requirement for Cisco collaboration licences that preserved manufacturer support and aligned renewals to a common term. A credible supplier for similar demand would need a framework-compliant route to supply, strong Cisco licensing and renewal expertise, and the ability to maintain support continuity across the relevant licences. The buyer’s stated reliance on a sole suitable supplier after market analysis makes framework eligibility and demonstrable technical capability particularly important to competing suppliers. The single recorded bid indicates that the route used produced no competition, so suppliers would need to establish their suitability to the buyer before a similar requirement reaches the market. The subcontracting terms point to substantial delivery through a subcontractor, making dependable partner arrangements relevant to the supply model.

## Notice

Cisco licences, ensuring manufacturer support

### Procurement Information

Following market analysis, CDW has been identified as the only suitable framework-compliant supplier capable of providing the required co termed renewal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092802-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £102,023 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL16 Gwent Valleys |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CDW Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 12:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092802-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077e8b.json.