Scope
Description
The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board wish to purchase a fully mobile dental platform designed specifically for wheelchair patients. The patient remains in their own wheelchair at all times, eliminating manual handling and hoisting, whilst enabling the optimal angle for dental care treatment for both patient and clinical team. From market research it is believed that the Diaco Dental Chair is the only available option that meets the following specific technical requirements and this notice is being published to advise the market of the intention to award subject to no challenge from other suppliers who believe they can meet the requirements.
The dental chair must accept all mass electric and manual wheelchairs up to a Safe Working Load of 1100lbs/500kgs.
The dental chair must have the ability to recline all the way past 45 to 75 allowing the correct flat head position for the patient and the correct seated working position for the dental team.
The dental chair must be completely manual handling free when being moved around the surgery, with the ability to plug in the joystick and move.
The dental chair must have a quick patient release in case of power failure.
Contract 1. Capital Purchase of Dental Chairs
Supplier
Contract value
- £47,495 excluding VAT
- £56,994 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
16 June 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 17 June 2025 to 17 July 2025
- 1 month, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33192000 - Medical furniture
Contract locations
- UKL - Wales
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Diaco Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNDB-8856-QGCG
56 West Street
Shoreham By Sea
BN43 5WG
United Kingdom
Telephone: 08000439358
Email: Steve@diaco.co.uk
Region: UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Capital Purchase of Dental Chairs
Contracting authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXWV-6492-CGMN
Woodlands House, Maes-y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
United Kingdom
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales