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
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Shandon Diagnostics Limited
- Value
- £69,220.90
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 056641-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jun 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct award via framework for maintenance and support of specialist medical scanning and diagnostic equipment, including preventative maintenance, repairs, and technical support to ensure service continuity and compliance.
About the supplier
Shandon Diagnostics Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00330973).