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Published 15 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BCU-DIR-64099- Interim Service, Maintenance and Calibration of Community Equipment- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Flintshire County Council and Denbighshire County Council

Official notice

Procurement agent: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Wales (UKL13)
Awarded value£813,311published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to SLC care T/A Healthcare Matters

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (and on behalf of Flintshire County Council and Denbighshire County Council) are aiming to ratify the Direct Award of a contract to the incumbent supplier, SLC Care UK Ltd for the Service, Maintenance and required Calibration of Community Equipment across the region.

This contract is to be seen as an interim arrangement while a competitive procedure is carried out.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
50400000 Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
Authority reference
BCU-DIR-64099
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097406
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078840 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This proposed contract award should be considered in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5- Direct Award Justifications- Paragraph 7:

7- The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where—

(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Regular supplier meetings will be scheduled to ensure the Contracting Authorities are monitoring spend and performance over the proposed term.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published5 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
  2. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 6 days
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £813,3111 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SLC care T/A Healthcare MattersSME1 Nov 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: 3-Month Optional Extension available to facilitate competitive procedure and appropriate approvals where required. £813,31114 Oct 2026standstill to 26 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHBY-3981-QBMR Headquarters, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales, LL57 2PWContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SLC Care LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05618032 Healthcare House, High Street, Pentre Broughton, Wales, LL11 6AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender