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
- Inhealth Limited
- Value
- £1,561,560
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 060570-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Sep 2025
- Published29 Sep 2025Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
This notice confirms the contract award of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) to award under the HealthTrust Europe (HTE) Framework Agreement: Direct Call-Off Contract under the HealthTrust Europe LLP Framework Agreement for the Supply of Endoscopy Suite Goods & Services (FTS Reference number: 2024/S 000-026243), Lot 4 Endoscopy Services & Integrated Solutions. The contract is for a short-term solution to increase additional endoscopy capacity in SBUHB and support the reduction in core Endoscopy Procedure waiting times.
About the supplier
Inhealth Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05190234).