Buyer profile · NHS and health
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: Velindre University NHS Trust
- Tenders published
- 139
- About one every 3 days
- Contracts awarded
- 436
- To 926 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.21bn
- 467 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £165k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 13 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £16.2mframework ceiling
- £50kestimated
- £204mframework ceiling
- £1estimated
- £6.74mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £10.8mframework ceiling
- £1.51mestimated
- £2.9mframework ceiling
- £1estimated
- £23.5mestimated
- £1.77mestimated
- £8mestimated
- £15mframework ceiling
- £603kestimated
- £190kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)40%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)0%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)0%
- Direct award (no competition)60%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 59% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 137 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 40%
- Higher than 78% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 540 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 63%
- Higher than 74% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 1075 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- About the same as most NHS and health bodies
- Based on 207 awards
- Split into lots
- 18%
- Higher than 60% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 138 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 60%
- Lower than 67% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 540 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 65% of NHS and health bodies
- Based on 139 tenders
Compared with other NHS and health bodies
This buyer: 28 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: 40%
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: 63%
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 NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust).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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAS-DCO-64727- Purchase of Biosafe Patient Stretchers and Combi-Head Immobilisers | Ferno UK Ltd | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Maintenance Neurology Equipment | Neurogen Limited | £65k | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of Commercial Storage and Distribution Services for Medical Consumables | Owen's Road Services | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Laundry Replacement of the PLC Controlling | Deescan Controls Limited | £25k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Endotoxin Testing Consumables & Maintenance | Cotton Mouton Diagnostics Ltd | £99k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of Fire Stopping Works | Passive Fire Safety Solutions Ltd | £41k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| POW-ITT-62615 - Pressure System and lifting equipment inspection - PTHB | Ashdale Engineering UK Ltd | £52k | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Award of PA23FC12 - ICT Hardware | Centerprise International Limited, Xma Limited | — | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Phw-dco-63559 - mail outsourcing for public health wales | PSL Print Management Ltd, Royal Mail, Latcham Direct Limited | — | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Assessments | Id Medical Group Limited, Healios Ltd | — | 29 Oct 2026 |