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BCU-DCO-64118 - PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT HIGH-FIDELITY MANIKIN

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services

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13 Oct 2026 at 16:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board purchased a replacement high-fidelity medical training manikin, a simulator used for clinical training. The requirement is for one manikin, with delivery to Wrexham Maelor Hospital. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, managed the procurement on the Health Board’s behalf. The stated purchase is for a high-fidelity manikin; the lot description separately refers to an anaesthetic machine for use within the MRI scanner at the hospital, so the published scope contains conflicting equipment descriptions. The procurement is categorised as goods and relates to training simulation equipment. The requirement was handled through an NHS Supply Chain framework for medical simulation devices and technologies.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to SIM & SKILLS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and is active, with a value of £37,015.66. No contract period or award date is recorded. The Health Board’s description says the purchase was made through the NHS Supply Chain Medical Simulation Devices and Technologies framework. The method is described as a direct award without prior publication of a competition, using that framework. The lot is marked cancelled, although the linked award and contract are active. Evaluation was price-based. One bid was recorded for the lot, submitted electronically; it came from a non-EU supplier. The contract does not reserve options for additional purchases.

This award demonstrates demand from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for high-fidelity clinical simulation equipment, with use identified at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. A supplier seeking to compete when the requirement next returns would need to provide a suitable medical training simulator and be positioned to supply through the NHS Supply Chain framework for medical simulation devices and technologies. The direct award route used here means framework access was central to this purchase; the only recorded bid was submitted through that route. Price was the stated evaluation basis, so a credible supplier would need to offer competitive pricing as well as equipment that meets the clinical training requirement. The lot description also mentions an anaesthetic machine for MRI use, so suppliers should establish which equipment is required when the Health Board next buys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BCU-DCO-64118 - PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT HIGH-FIDELITY MANIKIN

Notice Description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract for the purchase of a High Fidelity Manikin. This was awarded via the NHS Supply Chain Framework Medical Simulation Devices and Technologies (Reference: 2022/S 000-031912).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have direct awarded a contract for the purchase of Anaesthetic Machine for use within the MRI scanner at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. This was awarded via the NHS Supply Chain Framework for Anaesthesia Machines and Related Accessories and Services (Reference: 2026/S 000-008108).

Procurement Information

The direct award was made under the terms of the NHS Supply Chain Framework Medical Simulation Devices and Technologies (Reference: 2022/S 000-031912). This was awarded via the NHS Supply Chain Framework which is permitted under PCR 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786da
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096693-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

33172100 - Anaesthesia devices

34152000 - Training simulators

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£37,015 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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
TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sim & Skills Ltd

Further Information

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