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
- Hywel Dda University Health Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £1,605,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Orthopaedic services (CPV 85121283)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 102280-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2026
- Published28 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
This is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement without a competition. Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) are awarding at eight (8) month contract for the outsourcing of Orthopaedic Procedures. The direct award is being facilitated utilising the All Wales Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services. The proposed arrangement will provide capacity for up to approximately 203 patients, based on current demand and capacity assumptions. The contract will operate on a zero-commitment basis, allowing the Health Board to utilise capacity only where required.
About the supplier
Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07669163).