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
- Bpas
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 075505-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Nov 2025
- Published20 Nov 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of surgical terminations of pregnancy for all Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) patients who require an abortion beyond 18 weeks gestation. The provision offers a comprehensive range of services, including early medical abortion, surgical abortion, and specialist care for complex cases such as foetal anomalies. Direct Award 2 is felt to be most appropriate route because there is only one provider currently listed on the Welsh framework with the capability and capacity to deliver surgical terminations beyond 18 weeks gestation, ensuring continuity of care, compliance with procurement regulations, and avoiding disruption to a clinically essential service. The existing contract is due to expire, and the commissioner has proposed a new contract to replace at the end of its term; the proposed contracting arrangements are not a considerable change; and the commissioner is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely be able t…
About the supplier
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