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
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mast Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £2,787,316
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Laboratory reagents (CPV 33696500)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 081172-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Aug 2026
- Published26 Aug 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The proposed direct call off contract will be established for a two-year term to maintain business continuity through to the end of the life of the analysers. It has been confirmed that Mast Group Ltd is the officially appointed agent in the UK for Seegene, and the risks associated with Mast not being awarded this contract will have significant impact on the service
About the supplier
Mast Group Ltd: every public contract they have won.