Awarded· 1 Jul 2025
Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Health Now
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:12
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The contract went to Health Now. It was awarded on 1 July 2025. The contract value is £131,220.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 July 2025. The notice number is 037319-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0558d5.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for the insourcing of vascular, obstetric, and non-obstetric ultrasound services. The procurement process aimed at reducing waiting list initiatives within the Health services category and is intended to be delivered at Morriston Hospital, Swansea (UKL18).
This tender, initiated in July 2025, followed a limited procurement method under extreme urgency conditions and utilised the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework to award without prior competition. The contract, valued at GBP 131,220, is set to commence immediately to address staffing constraints and meet Ministerial Targets at Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB).
The partnership underscores the high demand for proficient service providers who can deliver timely and effective solutions within the healthcare sector, offering lucrative potential for expansion and collaboration.
The notice in full
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Radiology (Vascular Tech, Obstetric and Non-obstetric ultrasound). 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.
Vascular Lab services have resource implications which are detrimentally impacting on service provision; recruitment is ongoing. Medacs, SBU's managed service provider for agency Doctors have been unable to supply any sonographers with the required DQAS qualification which is required to work in Wales for obstetric examinations.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
Value GBP 131,220 (Zero Vat) Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Radiology (Vascular Tech, Obstetric and Non-obstetric ultrasound). 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.
Vascular Lab services have resource implications which are detrimentally impacting on service provision. Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Health Now via direct award under the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework,Ref - F/044/OSMCS/21/IB.
Medacs, SBU's managed service provider for agency Doctors have been unable to supply any sonographers with the required DQAS qualification which is required to work in Wales for obstetric examinations. Expected service start date will be immediately in July 2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Health Now
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Buyer's portal
- Sell2Wales
Values
- Contracts value
- £131,220
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 037319-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0558d5
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Electoral ward
- Taff's Well
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Delivery area
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Paul Buckingham
- Phone
- +44 2921501500
- Address
- Cardiff, CF15 7QZ · Wales · Wales
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Health Now
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidsell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037319-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-0558d5 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services
Who won the Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Health Now on 1 July 2025.
How much is the Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services contract worth?
The contract value is £131,220.
Who is the buyer for Insourcing of Vascular, Obstetric and Non-obstetric Ultrasound Services?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The named contact is Paul Buckingham, on +44 2921501500.
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