01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The contract covers the ongoing maintenance, servicing, and software support required for two Sciex analytical instrument systems used within the clinical laboratory service. These systems include the QTRAP 6500+ and the Triple Quad 5500, along with their associated LC components such as Exion pumps, racks, and Peak gas generators. These instruments are essential for delivering time critical clinical assays, and the service relies on continuous operational reliability to ensure timely and accurate results.Sciex, as the original equipment manufacturer, is the only provider able to deliver the specialist level of technical support required for these systems. Their service model provides access to certified parts, trained engineers, remote diagnostics, software troubleshooting, and clinical applications support. This ensures rapid issue resolution, minimal downtime, and consistent performance, all of which are vital for maintaining uninterrupted clinical workflows. A lapse in maintenance or support would present a significant risk to service continuity and could negatively impact turnaround times for patient testing.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
SCIEX MULTI INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT CONTRACT
- Awarded
- 18 February 2026
- Award value
- £225,792
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 9 March 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Woodland House Maes y Coed road, Cardiff, UKL22, CF14 4 HH, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PPPR-7969-BTJGAB Sciex UK Limited
Phoenix House, Warrington, UKD61, WA1 1RX, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PZXC-1937-DMVHNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court Heol Billingsley, Cardiff, UKL15, CF15 7QZ, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PXWV-6492-CGMNCompanies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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