AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board reported a signed £375,000 contract with MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD for insourced non-obstetric ultrasound clinics, including sonographers, healthcare assistants and equipment at University Hospital of Wales.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract record are linked to MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD. The contract record gives a signature date of 9 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a direct-award procurement for diagnostic-capacity and waiting-list support, using a stated continuity and mobilisation-risk rationale.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD
99% confidenceAward 095701-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated in the published data GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award
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Award 095701-2026-1 names MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD. Supplier verification reports exact-name match to company number 09151817.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award/contract notice published_at: 2026-10-09T14:09:18+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095701-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 9 October 2026
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Contract 095701-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract value
99% confidence375,000
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Contract 095701-2026-1 value is GBP 375,000.
Historic ceiling value at point of entry
90% confidence400,000 GBP
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Lot description states that the ceiling value at point of entry in 2022 was £400,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
Start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
End date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInsourced non-obstetric ultrasound clinics supporting diagnostic capacity and waiting-list management.
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Process description.
Resources included
99% confidenceQualified sonographers, healthcare assistants and ultrasound equipment.
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Process description.
Delivery location
97% confidenceUniversity Hospital of Wales (UKL22).
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Tender item delivery location and region.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111200 — Medical hospital services.
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Tender classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition.
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procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Direct-award route
94% confidenceLot description refers to Direct Award Process 2 (DAP 2) under the PSR Procurement Regime.
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Lot 1 description.
Published rationale
99% confidenceContinuity of service, avoidance of mobilisation risks, preservation of essential diagnostic capacity and retention of existing competitive pricing.
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procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive contract record with an explicit signature date.
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Contract 095701-2026-1 status active; dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated.
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Capacity-management procurement
99% confidenceThe requirement is framed as support for diagnostic capacity and waiting-list management.
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Process description.
Continuity-led direct award
99% confidenceThe stated rationale prioritises continuity, mobilisation-risk avoidance and essential diagnostic capacity.
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procurementMethodRationale.
Value context
96% confidenceThe published signed contract value (£375,000) is below the stated 2022 entry ceiling (£400,000).
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Contract value and lot description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are both marked active and the contract has an explicit signature date. The notice does not explain this discrepancy.
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Lot 1 status cancelled; award and contract status active; contract dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Award date absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award record award_date is null.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match; no supplier-name mismatch is indicated.
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supplierVerification status verified, matchMethod exact_name, nameMismatch false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published records do not provide a contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or a renewal date.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is published.
- The £375,000 contract value is recorded at contract level; the publication does not separately allocate a value to the supplier or lot.
- The source does not explain how the cancelled lot status relates to the active award and signed active contract record.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardMEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTDultrasound clinicsradiology insourcingdiagnostic capacityNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the ultrasound clinics contract?
MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE LTD is named on the active award record and is verified against company number 09151817.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states £375,000 GBP.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives 9 October 2026 as the signature date.
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