Awarded contract

Pathology services

Details

Supplier(s)
Werfen UK Ltd
Value
£1,880,840
Duration
10 years
Topic
Pathology services
Published
14 December 2018

Tender description

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of the Health Board, which was established on the 1.10.2009 and covers the geographical areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and South Powys. The Health Board's pathology directorate Blood Science services are located at 3 sites Royal Gwent Hospital, Nevill Hall and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. The Immunology Service for the Health Board is operated from the Royal Gwent Hospital. The Health Board is seeking to award a contract to replace all current automated including manual indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) testing services and automated Immunoassay within Immunology ABUHB. Services are on the Royal Gwent Hospital Newport site only, as per quoted workload in specification. The Health Board's Requirement includes equipment, reagents, consumables, maintenance, training, a stock control system, installation and enabling works. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) is seeking to tender a contract to replace all current automated including manual indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) testing services and automated Immunoassay within Immunology ABUHB. Services are on the Royal Gwent Hospital Newport site only, as per quoted workload in specification. The Health Board's Requirement includes equipment, reagents, consumables, maintenance, training, a stock control system, installation and enabling works.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published14 December 2018
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date14 December 2018
  3. Next: Contract expiry date22 October 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership is hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and buys as a healthcare body for every health board and trust in Wales through its Procurement Services division. Tenders are advertised on Sell2Wales and run through the eTenderWales portal. Frameworks cover capital equipment, pharmaceuticals, clinical supplies, food, utilities, maintenance, IT and the commissioning of healthcare services. Local procurement teams work with each health board alongside sourcing, supply chain and accounts payable teams. Where appropriate, tenders are split into smaller lots so SMEs can bid.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Wales - Shared Services Partnership's contract awards have been in health and social work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85111800 · Pathology services

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