Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Insourcing of Vascular and Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

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

Awarded value£1published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Health Now Limited2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Non-committal Direct Award Agreement for provision of Locum support for Vascular and Non-Obstetric Ultrasound services. The provision is to cover unknown staff shortages during the contract period and called off as and when service requests.

CPV: Medical imaging services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Non-committal contract for the provision of Locum Sonographer for Vascular and…Awarded 1 yr

Non-committal contract for the provision of Locum Sonographer for Vascular and Non-Obstetric Ultrasound services. Provision will be

requested by the Health Board on an ad hoc requirement to cover unforeseen staff shortages during contract period.

This is a non-committal contract, the contract value detailed will be a maximum spend during the contract period. Monthly activity will be

determined and approved by Health Board Workforce Board and agreed with the provider prior to month start.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr)

Delivery: Wales · Swansea Bay University Health Board Area

85150000 Medical imaging services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Dec 2025, 12:27 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jan 2026, 14:04 GMT
Authority reference: SBU-DAP2-61479
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-003122
Classification (CPV): Medical imaging services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fa4d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Provision of this service is initially sought via NHS Staffing routes and existing contracts in place first. Due to shortages in available staff in Wales for this service expertise, the normal route to cover is routinely unavailable. This contract is non-committal and will only be called off when normal routes cannot satisfy requirement.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:160322)

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Jan 2026 → 14 Jan 2026 · 2 dates

Contract starts297 days ago
1 Jan 2026
Notice published284 days ago
14 Jan 2026, 14:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £11 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 19 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Health Now LimitedSME	£1 †	—	Awarded
Health Now LimitedSME	£116,424 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Insourcing of Vascular and Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services · Health Now LimitedSME
Signed
19 Dec 2025
Value
£1
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Status
active
- Change Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.
Contract 084873-2025-SBU-DAP2-61479-1 · Health Now LimitedSME
Signed
19 Dec 2025
Value
£116,424
Period
… – 31 Dec 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Neath Port Talbot, UK, SA12 7BXContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Health Now LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 6, Hersham Farm, Longcross Road, Chertsey, London, KT160DN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.