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
- Cardiff and Vale Health Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £119,541
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of machinery (CPV 50530000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 011116-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Apr 2023
- Published18 Apr 2023Published the same day
Description
The maintenance of ROWA 6932 & ROWA 6914 Pharmacy Robots held at the Cardiff & Vale Health Board. The robots are manufactured by Becton Dickinson Dispensing U.K Ltd and are the incumbent supplier of the current maintenance contract. The specialised maintenance required for the machines can only be carried out by the manufacturer given the speciality of the equipment. The maintenance of the machines is imperative to the quality of service provided by the Health Board to its range of stakeholders, demonstrating the importance of renewing the ROWA maintenance agreement.
About the supplier
Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02879260).