Who won: WBS-DIR-64449- Maintenance of Fresenius Kabi Blood Presses within Welsh Blood Service

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Welsh Blood Service require a compliant contract with the Original Equipment Manufacturer to carry out the appropriate Service and Maintenance of Blood Press Equipment across the Trust. Following justification provided by the Trust and supplier around the Sole Supplier nature of this requirement, NWSSP Procurement Services have proposed a direct award procedure to award the proposed maintenance contract to Fresenius Kabi Ltd This award is to be seen in accordance with Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 - Direct Award Justifications – Paragraph 5: 5- The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. A direct contract with the OEM ensures continuity of service and retention of specialist equipment knowledge while Maintenance is carried out.

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