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, Maes-y-coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Contact person: Lowri Crossman
E-mail: Lowri.Crossman@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Senior Technical Architect
Reference number: CAV-DCO-(25-26) 107
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A new contract is required for the services of Senior Technical Architect at a rate of 2.5 days per week until the end of March 2026. The work on which the contractor’s technical expertise depends is planned until the end of the financial year at which point the AWS Cloud environment is expected to be designed, built and a number of CAV systems are planned to have been onboarded. The Senior Technical Architect will be responsible for providing consultancy in defining the underlying architecture of the MHCS Next Archive Viewer solution and ensuring alignment with local national and industry standards. The work completed so far has been paid for, and these additional costs are within the approved Connecting Care budget.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
28 068.56
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A new contract is required for the services of Senior Technical Architect at a rate of 2.5 days per week until the end of March 2026. The work on which the contractor’s technical expertise depends is planned until the end of the financial year at which point the AWS Cloud environment is expected to be designed, built and a number of CAV systems are planned to have been onboarded. The Senior Technical Architect will be responsible for providing consultancy in defining the underlying architecture of the MHCS Next Archive Viewer solution and ensuring alignment with local national and industry standards. The work completed so far has been paid for, and these additional costs are within the approved Connecting Care budget.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This contract was direct awarded to Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited via the CCS Non Clinical Staffing RM6277 framework.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-029712
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CAV-DCO (25-26) 107
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/12/2025
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: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hays Specialist Recruitment
2 Colton Square
Leicester
LE11QH
UK
NUTS: UKL22
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:
: 28 068.56
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was direct awarded to Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited via the CCS Non Clinical Staffing RM6277 framework.
(WA Ref:166155)
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
08/06/2026