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
- Wassenburg Limited SME
- Value
- £33,729.64
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment (CPV 50421000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 036621-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Apr 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) requires the ongoing service and maintenance of the Washer Disinfector WD440 units (serials numbers 202-134 & 202-135) located within the Urology department of Royal Gwent Hospital. Wassenburg are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the WD440 disinfector units and are the only supplier able to provide continued manufacturer approved maintenance cover for these units. Wassenburg are an approved supplier under the NHS Supply Chain framework for Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment – Lot 14. A direct award via this framework is the compliant procurement route.
About the supplier
Wassenburg Limited: every public contract they have won.