Scope
Reference
SSP-ITT-61454
Description
The Pharmacy Division of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) supports the safe and efficient delivery of pharmaceutical services across NHS Wales. It provides centralised support in areas such as procurement, production, quality assurance, and logistics of medicines. The division works closely with health boards and trusts to ensure compliance, cost-effectiveness, and high standards in pharmacy services, including sterile and non-sterile manufacturing.
The Pharmacy Division started to use Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing in March 2022 as entry level initial education and training for the operational teams within the production and quality sections and has had seven cohorts to date.
Originally delivered by one supplier, the course has become an established standard for operational training. With multiple providers now offering the programme, this procurement is looking to award the contract to deliver the course through a competitive process and award the successful supplier with a 1-year contract with extension options to extend 12 months and a further 12 months.
Total value (estimated)
- £231,000 excluding VAT
- £231,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 6 March 2026 to 5 March 2027
- Possible extension to 5 March 2029
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
two 12-month optional extensions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKL - Wales
Participation
Conditions of participation
If you are interested, please submit your bid via eTender Wales under ITT ITT_122681
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save
for matters of clarification or consistency, the contracting authority will not negotiate the terms. The Contracting Authority is proposing to
use the Open Procedure to conduct this procurement.
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. The contracting authority reserves the right
to award the Contract in whole or in part. The contracting authority reserves the right to pause, halt and/or annul the tendering process and
not to award the Contract.
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse the eSourcing portal: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml and click the link to register
- Accept the Ts and Cs and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business/user details
2. Express and interest in the tender
- Log into the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'ITT Open to all suppliers' link
- Click on itt_122681
- Click the 'express interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the ITT into your 'my ITT's page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'buyer attachments' in the 'ITT details' box
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'my response' under 'ITT details' and you can choose to 'create response' or to 'decline to respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the tender response.
Submission
Enquiry deadline
9 February 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
16 February 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | 60.00% |
| Quality | Quality | 30.00% |
| Social value | Quality | 10.00% |
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contracting authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RQF
4-5 Charnwood Court,
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Judith Querol Garcia
Telephone: +442921500621
Email: judith.querolgarcia3@wales.nhs.uk
Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales