Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Contact person: Mohammad Usman Jaura
Telephone: +44 2921501500
E-mail: mohammad.jaura@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
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Maintenance contract for Drying Cabinets
Reference number: PS5286/26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a 60 month maintenance contract for Wassenburg Drying Cabinets located at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, arranged via NHS Supply Chain with Wassenburg Ltd. The cabinets provide controlled drying and HEPA filtered storage for flexible endoscopes, ensuring compliance with decontamination standards and reducing infection risks. Ongoing maintenance is essential to guarantee equipment reliability, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Without this contract, downtime could increase, potentially delaying procedures and impacting service delivery across the Health Board.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
169 342.04
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
Main site or place of performance:
Neath Port Talbot
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a 60 month maintenance contract for Wassenburg Drying Cabinets located at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, arranged via NHS Supply Chain with Wassenburg Ltd. The cabinets provide controlled drying and HEPA filtered storage for flexible endoscopes, ensuring compliance with decontamination standards and reducing infection risks. Ongoing maintenance is essential to guarantee equipment reliability, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Without this contract, downtime could increase, potentially delaying procedures and impacting service delivery across the Health Board.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Awarded via NHS Supply Chain Framework
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/04/2026
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: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WASSENBURG LIMITED
Unit 4 Ignite, Magna Way
Rotherham
S601FD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 169 342.04
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:163784)
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
07/04/2026