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
- Getinge UK Limited
- Value
- £41,833.10
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50000000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 024191-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Mar 2026
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 16 days after the contract date
Description
This is a 12-month maintenance contract for Balloon Pumps at Morriston Hospital, part of Swansea Bay University Health Board, arranged via the NHS Supply Chain with Getinge Ltd. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps are high-risk cardiac support devices that temporarily assist the heart’s pumping function. Regular maintenance is essential to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and equipment reliability. Without this contract, equipment downtime could increase, leading to delays or cancellations and directly impacting patient care and service delivery across the Health Board
About the supplier
Getinge UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01700190).