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BCU-DCO-63450 Purchase of Positive Pressure Laminar Flow Isolators for Pharmacy, Ysbyty Gwynedd

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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20 Aug 2026 at 14:36

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Summary of the contracting process

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board procured two positive-pressure laminar-flow pharmaceutical isolators for the Pharmacy department at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. The equipment falls within medical equipment, pharmaceutical and personal-care products. Delivery is to Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, North Wales. The procurement was managed through NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, acting as the buyer and central purchasing body. The requirement concerned specialist aseptic pharmacy equipment rather than general medical supplies. It was linked to the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets framework, indicating a framework-based purchase focused on isolators and related cabinet provision for controlled pharmaceutical use.

The procurement has been awarded. A direct award was made without prior publication of a competition, using the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets framework under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The stated rationale allowed direct award where the selected supplier was considered the only supplier able to meet specific requirements, including consistency, standardisation, governance, tailored reporting, training, organisational learning or existing organisational knowledge. AMERCARE LIMITED was awarded the requirement, with one bid recorded, submitted electronically by an SME. The contract value is £121,262. The contract was signed on 14 August 2026 and is recorded as active. Price was the award criterion. The associated lot is recorded as cancelled.

This procurement demonstrates demand from an NHS Wales health board for specialist positive-pressure laminar-flow pharmaceutical isolators used in an aseptic pharmacy environment. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements would need to provide this type of specialist equipment and understand the operational controls associated with pharmaceutical isolators. Credibility would also depend on showing that the equipment and associated support can deliver consistency and standardisation within the pharmacy service, with suitable governance arrangements. The buyer’s direct-award rationale also highlights the value placed on tailored reporting, supplier-held organisational knowledge, training and education, and continuity of organisational learning. Businesses with established expertise in aseptic isolators and cabinets, and the capacity to support their ongoing organisational use, are therefore the closest comparator suppliers for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BCU-DCO-63450 Purchase of Positive Pressure Laminar Flow Isolators for Pharmacy, Ysbyty Gwynedd

Notice Description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract for the supply of two positive pressure laminar flow pharmaceutical isolators for use in the Pharmacy department at Ysbyty Gwynedd. The framework used was the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets framework (Ref: 2025/S 000-086131) which is governed by Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract via the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets framework (Ref: 2025/S 000-086131) for the purchase of two positive pressure laminar flow pharmaceutical isolators.

Procurement Information

The direct award was made in accordance with the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets framework (Ref: 2025/S 000-086131) terms which permits a direct award where the authority has specific requirement(s), where the current/existing service supplier is the only supplier who is able to provide and deliver the requirements, including but not limited to consistency, standardisation, governance, specific/tailored reports, training or education to ensure ongoing organisational learning, or other benefit from contracts held with the selected service supplier, such as, but not limited to organisational intelligence held by the service supplier of the Contracting authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8b6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079505-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£121,262 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST ASAPH
Postcode
LL17 0JL
Postcode Area
Llandudno
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL12 Gwynedd
Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMERCARE LIMITED

Further Information

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