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
- Evolution Recruitment Solutions SME
- Value
- £58,200
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Staff training services (CPV 80511000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 026979-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Mar 2026
- Published24 Mar 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s (HDUHB) Digital Directorate have awarded a contract for the provision of digital maternity implementation support and training services for their new system called Badgernet. The requirement will significantly strengthen midwifery capacity ahead of the go live date on the 14th of April 2026 as it will allow the service to maintain business as usual activity whilst utilising highly skilled professionals with extensive Badgernet experience to support implementation.
About the supplier
Evolution Recruitment Solutions: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03990096).