Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea Bay University Health Board
1 Talbot Gateway Baglan Energy Park
Port Talbot
SA12 7BR
UK
Contact person: Kate Saunders
E-mail: kate.saunders2@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Insourcing of Breast Radiology Services
Reference number: SBU-COFANC-62532-KS-26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85150000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SBUHB require support from an Independent Provider to be able to deliver a specialist Breast Radiology Service.
The requirement is for a specialist Breast Radiologist to carry out approximately 25.5 hours per week for up to 5 months providing the following services:
One-Stop Breast Clinic (4 Clinics per Week, seeing 12 patients per Clinic)
Mammography Reporting
CT Reporting
MDT Preparations and Presentation
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
98 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85150000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Within Swansea Bay University Health Board locations.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SBUHB require support from an Independent Provider to be able to deliver a specialist Breast Radiology Service.
The requirement is for a specialist Breast Radiologist to carry out approximately 25.5 hours per week for up to 5 months providing the following services:
One-Stop Breast Clinic (4 Clinics per Week, seeing 12 patients per Clinic)
Mammography Reporting
CT Reporting
MDT Preparations and Presentation
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition.
Framework: Health trust Europe - HTE_0041 clinical insourcing.
Estimated lifetime value of the contract is GBP 98,200.00.
Estimated contract term is 10th August 2026 to 9th January 2027, exact contract date will be determined on conclusion of contract award.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: cost
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Due to a national shortage of consultant radiologist SBUHB are unable to satisfy the current level of required services which poses high risk to patient safety and health.
This radiology insourcing contract is an urgent short term solution to help address the current high demand and pressure on the service, this is critical to maintaining safe diagnostic waiting times and managing significant backlog.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SBU-COFANC-63532-KS-26
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC CARE GROUP LIMITED
27 Duke Street
Chelmsford
CM11HT
UK
NUTS: UKH3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 98 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 3rd August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Any written representation must be received at kate.saunders2@wales.nhs.uk within the standstill period.
The award decision maker Neil Cooper - Interim Morriston Service Group.
Due to urgency of the Health Board requirement a Direct Award via a call off from framework with no competition was chosen as the procurement. The framework terms and conditions and the specification met the key criteria for the service provision. The chosen provider had confirmed their availability and capability to satisfy the requirement.
There was no excluded providers, the process was a Direct Award.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest identified at any stage of the process.
(WA Ref:168296)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/07/2026