Buyer Name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Buyer Address: Woodland House, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HH
Contact Email: Nicola.williams33@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 2921501500
Buyer Name: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Buyer Address: Woodland House, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HH
Contact Email: Nicola.williams33@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 2921501500
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.
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External Link: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR594109
Link Title: OMNICHANEL
Link 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 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 1 Status: complete
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Document Title: OMNICHANEL
Document 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.
Full notice text Contract award notice Results of the procurement procedure Section I: Contracting entity I.1) Name and addresses Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Woodland House Cardiff CF14 4HH UK Telephone: +44 2921501500 E-mail: Nicola.williams33@wales.nhs.uk NUTS: UK Internet address(es) Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 I.4) Type of the contracting authority Regional or local authority I.5) Main activity Health Section II: Object II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title OMNICHANEL Reference number: CAV-DIR(25-26)149 II.1.2) Main CPV code 48000000 II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies II.1.4) Short 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. II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No II.1.7) Total value of the procurement Value excluding VAT: 121 608.00 GBP II.2) Description II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 48000000 II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKL22 Main site or place of performance: University Hospital of Wales Heath Park Cardiff South Glamorgan CF14 4XW II.2.4) Description of the procurement 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 II.2.5) Award criteria Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 90 Price / Weighting: 10 II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Section IV: Procedure IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition Justification for selected award procedure: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive Explanation 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. IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes Section V: Award of contract Contract No: CAV-DIR (2025 -2026) 149 A contract/lot is awarded: Yes V.2 Award of contract V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract 06/01/2026 V.2.2) Information about tenders Number of tenders received: 1 Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1 Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0 Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1 The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor NETCALL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Suite 203, Bedford Heights Brickhill Drive Bedford MK417PH UK Telephone: +44 03303336100 NUTS: UKH24 The contractor is an SME: No V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Total value of the contract/lot: : 30 402.00 GBP V.2.5) Information about subcontracting Section VI: Complementary information VI.3) Additional information (WA Ref:162337) VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body High Court Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand London WC2A 2LL UK Telephone: +44 2079477501 VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice 03/03/2026
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