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
- Swansea Bay University Health Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cyted UK Ltd SME
- Value
- £700,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 092541-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2026
- Published30 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
Outsourcing of Histology Samples for Processing and or Reporting for Swansea Bay University Health Board patients. This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement without a competition; Maximum contract value GBP 700,000.00 during proposed contract term 12th October 2026 to 31st March 2027 or soonest agreed date after contract award. Additional information: This notice is an intention to award on a Framework Agreement without a competition.
About the supplier
Cyted UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.