AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board reported an award and active contract to WASSENBURG LIMITED for maintenance of two WD440PT washer-disinfector units in the Endoscopy department at YYF. The contract record states a GBP 66,863.06 value and a signature date of 7 October 2026.
Published outcomeWASSENBURG LIMITED is the named supplier for award 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1, linked to lot 1. The published contract record is active.
Market significanceThis is a specialist medical-equipment maintenance requirement. The notice states that WASSENBURG is the OEM and the only supplier able to provide manufacturer-approved maintenance cover; this is a source-stated rationale, not an independently assessed competition finding.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WASSENBURG LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 66,863.06 GBP · Verified legal supplier; linked to active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies WASSENBURG LIMITED (company number 03430686) by exact-name match. The award names this supplier and the linked contract has a GBP 66,863.06 value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award/contract notice published_at: 2026-10-13T14:49:37+01:00.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1 has status active.
Contract status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status conflict
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled despite the linked active award and active contract.
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; linked award and contract status: active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 66,863.06
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Contract value amount: 66863.06; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single award and supplier; no separate lot-level pricing is published.
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One contract is linked to award 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1; lot 1 has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Release date and published_at: 2026-10-13T14:49:37+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceOngoing service and maintenance of WD440PT washer-disinfector units with serial numbers 303-110 and 303-111.
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Lot 1 description and notice description.
Service location
90% confidenceEndoscopy department at YYF; delivery regions UKL16 and UKL21 are listed.
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Lot description identifies YYF; tender items list delivery addresses UKL16 and UKL21.
Category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 85100000 (Health services).
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Tender mainProcurementCategory: services; primary classification CPV 85100000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Published procedure fields
98% confidenceThe notice-level fields state open procedure.
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process procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: Open procedure.
Source-stated route rationale
95% confidenceThe lot narrative says a direct award through NHS Supply Chain's Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment framework, Lot 14, was the compliant route.
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Lot 1 description.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, bid values and evaluation scoring were not supplied.
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No such fields are present in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract status: active.
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated.
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Tender hasOptions: false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates appear in the contract record beyond dateSigned.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist maintenance positioning
93% confidenceThe buyer's published rationale links the requirement to manufacturer-approved maintenance for installed equipment, indicating a technically specific service need.
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Lot 1 description identifies the WD440PT units and states the OEM/manufacturer-approved cover rationale.
Commercial transparency
99% confidenceA total contract value is published, but pricing, service levels, maintenance frequency and term are not published.
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Contract value is present; no pricing breakdown, service specification beyond the narrative, or term dates are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract lifecycle records
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are both active. The analysis reports both records without resolving the conflict.
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; award and contract statuses: active.
Procedure inconsistency
99% confidenceNotice-level data says open procedure, while the lot narrative says a direct award via an NHS Supply Chain framework. The published data does not explain this difference.
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process/tender procurement method fields state open; lot description states direct award.
Missing term information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension provisions and detailed service levels.
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Relevant date fields are null and no such terms appear in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record contains an unresolved lifecycle conflict: lot 1 is cancelled, while its linked award and contract are active.
- The published procedure fields state open procedure, but the lot narrative describes a direct award through an NHS Supply Chain framework; the source does not reconcile these descriptions.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender deadline, bidder count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, contract start date, end date, duration, extensions and detailed service levels.
- No individual lot value is published; the GBP 66,863.06 figure is the linked contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
WASSENBURG LIMITEDAneurin Bevan University Health Boardwasher disinfector maintenanceWD440PTmedical equipment maintenanceGBP 66863.06
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
WASSENBURG LIMITED was named for award 096617-2026-ABU-DCO-155724-1 and is verified in the supplied supplier data.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 66,863.06.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record gives a signature date of 7 October 2026.
Is the contract term published?
No. The supplied data does not provide contract start or end dates.
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