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
- Business and Service Solutions Ltd SME
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 101250-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Oct 2026
- Published26 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement without a competition. Estimated lifetime maximum contract value is GBP 400,000.00 Proposed contract period 01st November 2026- 31st March 2027.
About the supplier
Business and Service Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07197748).