Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals contracts expiring in Wales: 54 worth £158m

54 medical equipment and pharmaceuticals contracts in Wales carry a published end date, worth £158m between them. They are held across 18 buyers, and the typical one is worth £125k.

32 of them expire within twelve months, and 12 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 59% of this market back in play inside a year.

91 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 9% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.

4 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.

The most active buyers are NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (12), Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (10), Public Health Wales NHS Trust (4).

The contracts here are most often held by Fresenius Kabi Ltd (4), Amgen Ltd (3), Celltrion Healthcare (3).