WEQAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE · UK public procurement notice

Procurement agent: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£43,516published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to Marriot Hotel

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Weqas, hosted by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, is one of the leading External Quality Assessment (EQA) providers with over 50 years of experience in Quality Assurance. We are seeking a hotel partner to host our two-day annual conference in December 2025, which will bring together international EQA participants, laboratory professionals, and IVD manufacturers.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

55000000 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
Last source update: 15 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
Authority reference: CAV-ITT-(25-26) 94
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065582
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cd48 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2025

Contract award notice published
15 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £43,5161 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Marriot Hotel8 Dec 2025 – 10 Dec 2025	£43,516	1 Oct 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Procurement agentPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPPR-7969-BTJG Woodland House, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.Beneficiary authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement Provider for all of NHS WalesGB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN Cardiff, WalesContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cardiff Marriott HotelAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXZL-3766-GTJY Mill Lane , Cardiff, Wales, CF101EZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2025, 13:20 BST