Official UK procurement notice
WAS-DCO-64727- Purchase of Biosafe Patient Stretchers and Combi-Head Immobilisers
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)
Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) are to award a Call Off based contract to allow the compliant purchase of Stretcher Equipment required within the Trust. The trust requires the purchase of 50 Combi Head Immobiliser (CHI) and 50 Lightweight Scoop Stretchers from Ferno, who are deemed as the OEM provider of this equipment.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) are to award a Call Off based contract to allow the compliant purchase of Stretcher Equipment required within the Trust.
The trust requires the purchase of 50 Combi Head Immobiliser (CHI) and 50 Lightweight Scoop Stretchers from Ferno, who are deemed as the OEM provider of this equipment.
The NHS Supply Chain Framework for Operating Theatres Equipment and Related Accessories and Services (2024/S 000-011959) is to be utilised, with appropriate call off requirements being adhered to.
CPV: Medical equipments
Open work like this
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferno (UK) Limited | £58,501 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 107606-2026-1 · Ferno (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2026
- Value
- £58,501
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
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
- Goods
- 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
- 12 Nov 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 14:38 GMT
- Authority reference
WAS-DCO-64727- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107606- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The NHS Supply Chain Framework for Operating Theatres Equipment and Related Accessories and Services (2024/S 000-011959) allows for a Direct Award procedure without competition and has been awarded under PCR 2015
Publisher note: (WA Ref:173388)
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ferno (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.