Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Healios Limited SME
- Value
- £163,240
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 005634-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jan 2026
- Published22 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
Outsourcing of Neurodevelopmental Assessments (Dual-ASD and ADHD) via procurement route: PSR – Framework Call Off, Direct Award with No Competition Framework: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Project Reference: F/097/AAAS/24/AB National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Autism and ADHD Assessment Services Framework Allocated Unique Reference Number: F/097/SBU/(1)26.02 Initial assessments to be conducted prior to 31st March 2026. The contract duration will be 12 months, to allow time for the Provider to deliver full pathway until stabilisation.
About the supplier
Healios Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08459279).