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
- Access UK Ltd
- Value
- £43,863
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software-related services (CPV 72260000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 031503-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published7 Apr 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The contract has been awarded for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital Platform to support the Health Board’s primary care, community, and third‑sector referral pathways. The platform will enable healthcare professionals, link workers, and community partners to make, manage, and monitor referrals to non‑clinical wellbeing services, ensuring a consistent and efficient digital pathway for social prescribing activity. The awarded solution provides end‑to‑end referral management functionality, including assessment and outcome tracking, service directory management, reporting dashboards, and real‑time analytics. The system also supports integration with existing clinical software to ensure safe and seamless information sharing across services, helping to reduce administrative workload and improve coordination between providers. The scope of the contract includes system access, onboarding, configuration, technical support, routine maintenance, user training, and system enhancements…
About the supplier
Access UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02343760).