Buyer profile · NHS and health
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 18
- About one every 20 days
- Contracts awarded
- 75
- To 74 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £14.7m
- 62 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £144k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £140kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £271kestimated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1estimated
- £258kestimated
- £37kestimated
- £103kestimated
- £1.53mestimated
- Value not stated
- £1estimated
- £300kestimated
- £1mestimated
- £1estimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)29%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Direct award (no competition)70%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 27 days
- Shorter than 79% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 29%
- Higher than 72% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 89 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 40%
- Lower than 60% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 83 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 6%
- Lower than 63% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 18 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 70%
- Lower than 57% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 89 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 18 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 27 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 2 |
| 10–15 days | 2 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 4 |
| 25–30 days | 35 |
| 30–35 days | 28 |
| 35–40 days | 7 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 9 |
| 2–4 bids | 35 |
| 4–6 bids | 19 |
| 6–8 bids | 9 |
| 8–10 bids | 1 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 29%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 115 |
| 10–20% | 56 |
| 20–30% | 34 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 17 |
| 50–60% | 14 |
| 60–70% | 10 |
| 70–80% | 6 |
| 80–90% | 6 |
| 90–100% | 8 |
This buyer: 40%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 5 |
| 10–20% | 20 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 49 |
| 40–50% | 51 |
| 50–60% | 39 |
| 60–70% | 24 |
| 70–80% | 26 |
| 80–90% | 18 |
| 90–100% | 7 |
Each column is a group of NHS and health bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ARRAY and reagents platform | Illumina Cambridge Ltd | £736k | 29 Dec 2026 |
| Inherited Cancer Genetic Testing | Informed Genetics | £450k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provisions of pcr master mixes – clonality testing | Invivoscribe technologies SARL | £108k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Maintenance of water generation system | DQD Engineering Limited | £28k | 20 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply & Installation of Protec Replacement Fire Alarm Equipment at University Hospital of Wales | Protec Fire Detection Public Limited Company | £330k | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Provision Of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Consumables For Biochemistry Testing | Phenomenex LTD | £35k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Insourcing of Radiology Clinics | Mediservices Healthcare Ltd | — | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Combined Heat Power Engine Upgrade | Clarke Energy | £379k | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of optometry services for hmp cardiff | The Prison Opticians Company | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Sensors for Oximeters | Masimo Europe Limited | £987k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Laboratory Bruker Instrument Maintenance And Support Services | Bruker UK Limited | £184k | 22 Oct 2026 |
| UHW Cardiff Renal Water Replacements | Vantive Limited | £876k | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Oxford Nanopore Consumables for Research | Oxford Nanopore Technologies | £33k | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of Outdoor Litter Bins | Glasdon (UK) Ltd, Wybone Limited | — | 20 Oct 2026 |