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
- Foams4sports Ltd SME
- Value
- £33,199.52
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Sports, games & art materials · Playground equipment (CPV 37535200)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 029566-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Feb 2026
- Published31 Mar 2026Published 49 days after the contract date
Description
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has awarded a contract for the supply, delivery, and installation of high‑care safety matting for use across mental health inpatient areas at Hafan y Coed and Barry Hospital. The existing matting was identified during regulatory inspection as degraded, non‑wipeable, and no longer compliant with Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) requirements, creating hygiene and safety risks within high‑care clinical environments. The awarded contract provides for the replacement of all non‑compliant mats with durable, wipeable, non‑porous clinical‑grade safety matting suitable for mental health high‑care settings. The scope includes the manufacture, supply, transportation, and full installation of matting across multiple wards to ensure compliance with HIW recommendations and Health Board standards for cleanliness, safety, and patient wellbeing. The procurement supports the Health Board’s commitment to maintaining safe and hygienic clinical environments, i…
About the supplier
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