Official UK procurement notice
MAINTENANCE OF BALLOON PUMPS
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
This is a 12-month maintenance contract for Balloon Pumps at Morriston Hospital, part of Swansea Bay University Health Board, arranged via the NHS Supply Chain with Getinge Ltd. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps are high-risk cardiac support devices that temporarily assist the heart’s pumping function.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a 12-month maintenance contract for Balloon Pumps at Morriston Hospital, part of Swansea Bay University Health Board, arranged via the NHS Supply Chain with Getinge Ltd.
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps are high-risk cardiac support devices that temporarily assist the heart’s pumping function. Regular maintenance is essential to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and equipment reliability.
Without this contract, equipment downtime could increase, leading to delays or cancellations and directly impacting patient care and service delivery across the Health Board
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Authority reference
PS0181/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024191- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c8bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Getinge Ltd - Awarded through NHS Supply Chain framework
Publisher note: (WA Ref:163006)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 024191-2026-PS0181/26-1
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2026
- Value
- £41,833
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- GETINGE UK LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.