Awarded contract

Electronic Test Requesting Bags and Labels

Details

Value
£162,367.41
Duration
3 years
Topic
Collection bag
Published
4 December 2025

Tender description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board intends to award a contract for the supply of Electronic Test Requesting Bags and Labels to support the GP Test Requesting and Results Reporting Service, which is integrated with TrakCare LIMS. These products are essential for pathology specimen handling and continuity of service across the Health Board. The award will be made to Jones & Brooks Limited as a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 due to the supplier’s unique ability to meet the Health Board’s technical and operational requirements without disruption to patient care. ## Contract award Title: ELECTRONIC TEST REQUESTING BAGS AND LABELS

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published4 December 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date4 December 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date14 December 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

  • 33141610 · Collection bag

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