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
- Draeger Medical UK Ltd
- Value
- £281,008.42
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Ventilators (CPV 39714100)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 073882-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Jul 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 33 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is for the supply, installation and commissioning of critical care ventilators and associated equipment for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The procurement includes eight Dräger Evita V800 ventilators, associated trolleys, gas supply equipment, accessories, service contracts, extended warranties and technical training. The equipment is intended to support intensive care and respiratory care services and replace existing end-of-life ventilator assets. The contract was awarded through NHS Supply Chain Framework Agreement 2026/S 000-008108 in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The total contract value is 281,008.42 GBP excluding VAT.
About the supplier
Draeger Medical UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04310199).