Official UK procurement notice
Insourcing of Radiology Doctors
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSwansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Breast Radiology – Symptomatic Service. 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.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Friends…Awarded
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Friends Medical Service Limited via direct award under the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework,Ref - F/044/OSMCS/21/IB.
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) has been unable to secure agency locum support via Medacs, SBU's Managed service provider, also compounded by a national shortage for consultant radiologists.
Without access to an insourced solution, Swansea Bay University Health Board are currently at risk of under delivery of activity, which will have significant delays to patient pathway – Health Board RTT & SCP Performance without additional support.
Expected service start date will be immediately in June 2025.
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
- 3 Jul 2025, 12:39 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2025, 12:39 BST
- Authority reference
SBU-DCO-018- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037078- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05583bFind 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. A recruitment process is underway
Publisher note: (WA Ref:152978)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Medical Service LtdSME | £129,600 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037078-2025-SBU-DCO-018-1 · Friends Medical Service LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £129,600
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Friends Medical Service LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.