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
- Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited SME
- Value
- £82,780.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 50420000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 047205-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Apr 2026
- Published21 May 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
Maintenance and support for HistoCore SPECTRA CV and ST staining platforms within Cellular Pathology to ensure continued reliability and compliance following warranty expiry
About the supplier
Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00476611).