Extension of Current Bed Management Service Contract

Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)

Awarded value£587,980published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 20 Jul 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to Arjo UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct Award to extend current Bed Managed Service Contract for a period of 2 months whilst Swansea Bay Health Board undertake preparation for a new bed managed service contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

85000000 Health and social work services

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: 20 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Authority reference: SBU-EXT-011-RC-26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-071539
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cf3b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Direct Award to extend current Bed Managed Service Contract for a period of 2 months whilst Swansea Bay Health Board undertake preparation for a new bed managed service contract.

Review and risk notes

Risks: The contract is being extended under the same terms and conditions as the existing agreement.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

29 Jul 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published91 days ago
29 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Standstill ends78 days ago
10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
20 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
29 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £587,9801 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arjo UK Ltd17 Aug 2026 – 19 Oct 2026	£587,980	20 Jul 2026standstill to 10 Aug 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ArjoAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLHW-3315-BXYP Morton House, Kimpton Road, LUTON, East of England, LU2 0HLContact email, phone

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 Tender29 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender20 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST