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Insourcing of Radiographers

Buyer: Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board →

BuyerCardiff and Vale University Local Health Board
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published10 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board intends to award a contract for the provision of specialist radiographer staffing services to support the operation of two mobile MRI units deployed across Welsh Health Boards. The service is required to maintain diagnostic imaging capacity, support waiting list recovery initiatives, and ensure continuity of patient care. The proposed contract term is from 7th September 2026 to 31st March 2027. The award is being made under Direct Award Process 2 (DAP2) of the Provider Selection Regime.

Delivery location

UKL22

Categories

Medical specialist services 85121200Health services 85100000

Lot details

Lot 1

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Jennie Reeves Radiographers Agency Ltd, following Direct Award Process 2 (DAP2) under the Provider Selection Regime. The contract relates to the provision of specialist radiographer staffing services required to support the operation of two mobile MRI units deployed across Welsh Health Boards. The service supports the delivery of diagnostic imaging capacity, continuity of patient care and waiting list recovery activities. The intended contract period is from 7th September 2026 to 31st March 2027. The estimated lifetime value of the proposed contract is 507,790.00 GBP excluding VAT. The estimated lifetime value of the existing contract at the time it was entered into was 436,800 GBP excluding VAT. The existing contract covered the provision of radiographer staffing services for the two mobile MRI units over a 26-week period commencing 6 January 2026.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard — 100

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Medical specialist servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Medical specialist services (85121200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8518,7511 median · 30.3 average (8,914 of 18,751 with a bid count)2 average (9,896 of 18,751 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKL221071 median · 12.9 average (26 of 107 with a bid count)1.7 average (50 of 107 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThis is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20th August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Rationale classificationsThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

075892-2026-CAV-DAP2-(26-27) 71-1

Statusactive
Value£507,790

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e08a
Latest release ID075892-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 10 2026 15:24:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Aug 2026award, contract075892-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
10 Aug 2026 · 075892-2026 · award, contract
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