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 · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK Limited SME
- Value
- £65,513.30
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50000000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 056146-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jun 2026
- Published15 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
This contract covers the maintenance and servicing of the pharmacy robots located within Hywel Dda University Health Board and supplied by Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK Ltd. The systems included within this agreement are the ROWA 6876 robot located at Glangwili Hospital and the ROWA 6916 robot located at Prince Philip Hospital. These pharmacy robots are automated dispensing and storage systems designed to support hospital pharmacy operations through the accurate storage, selection, and dispensing of medicines, helping to improve efficiency, stock management, and patient safety across the Health Board.
About the supplier
Becton Dickinson Dispensing UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02879260).