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Published 4 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services

Official notice

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 competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL18)
Awarded value£131,220published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Health Now Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Radiology (Vascular Tech, Obstetric and Non-obstetric ultrasound). The aim of this contract focuses upon ensuring SBUHB achieve Ministerial Targets to support reduction in waiting list initiatives (WLI). Associated with long waiting patients.

Vascular Lab services have resource implications which are detrimentally impacting on service provision; recruitment is ongoing.

Medacs, SBU’s managed service provider for agency Doctors have been unable to supply any sonographers with the required DQAS qualification which is required to work in Wales for obstetric examinations.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Value GBP 131,220 (Zero Vat)Awarded

Value GBP 131,220 (Zero Vat)

Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Radiology (Vascular Tech, Obstetric and Non-obstetric ultrasound). The aim of this contract focuses upon ensuring SBUHB achieve Ministerial Targets to support reduction in waiting list initiatives (WLI). Associated with long waiting patients.

Vascular Lab services have resource implications which are detrimentally impacting on service provision.

Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Health Now via direct award under the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework,Ref - F/044/OSMCS/21/IB.

Medacs, SBU’s managed service provider for agency Doctors have been unable to supply any sonographers with the required DQAS qualification which is required to work in Wales for obstetric examinations.

Expected service start date will be immediately in July 2025.

Delivery: Wales · Services will be delivered to Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
85100000 Health 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
4 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
Authority reference
SBU-DCO-023
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037319
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558d5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

This is a temporary insourced solution intended to assist in the reduction of waiting list initiatives - WLI.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:153005)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £131,2201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Health Now LimitedSME£131,220 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 037319-2025-SBU-DCO-023-1 · Health Now LimitedSME

    Signed
    2 Jul 2025
    Value
    £131,220
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

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 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact 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, KT160DNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.