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
- Keystream Group Limited SME
- Value
- £126,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 036710-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
ABUHB are seeking an extension to the contract of an agency consultant for a further 12-month period to enable the continuation of the Population Needs Assessment work programme currently being undertaken. Additional funding has been confirmed to support this work for the 2026 - 2027 financial year. The Health Board engaged an agency consultant via Keystream Group Limited under the CCS RM6277 framework to deliver the required work programme The consultant has been delivering this programme of work between April 2024 to March 2026. Due to the specialist nature of the work and the need to maintain continuity, knowledge retention, and service stability, the Public Health team has requested that the engagement be extended for a further 12 months. Additional funding has now been secured for the 2026–2027 financial year, enabling the continuation of this work. The Health Board therefore wishes to extend the current contract with Keystream Group Limited via the CCS RM6277 framework, retainin…
About the supplier
Keystream Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07406242).