Insourcing of Radiology Doctors

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

Published: Jul 3, 2025

Updated: Apr 29, 2026

Source: Sell2Wales

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Friends Medical Service Limited

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About This Opportunity

Award notice from NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement (United Kingdom) — Insourcing of. healthcare. Awarded to Friends Medical Service Limited.

This is a services contract in the health and medical services sector, with a focus on Hospitals. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through Sell2Wales, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the health and medical services sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) requires an insourced provision within the speciality of Breast Radiology – Symptomatic Service. The aim of this contract focuses upon ensuring SBUHB achieve Ministerial Targets to support reduction in waiting list initiatives (WLI). Associated with long waiting patients.

Lot 1: — Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) will enter into a contract with Friends Medical Service Limited via direct award under the Countess of Chester On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions Framework,Ref - F/044/OSMCS/21/IB.
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) has been unable to secure agency locum support via Medacs, SBU's Managed service provider, also compounded by a national shortage for consultant radiologists.
Without access to an insourced solution, Swansea Bay University Health Board are currently at risk of under delivery of activity, which will have significant delays to patient pathway – Health Board RTT & SCP Performance without additional support.
Expected service start date will be immediately in June 2025.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Sell2Wales and was originally published on July 3, 2025. Last refreshed 57 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

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

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) has issued 1,023 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 20 currently open and 818 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, General Supplies & Services, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via Sell2Wales and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: June 18, 2026.

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