Scope
Reference
CAV-VEA (25-26) 4
Description
The Education , Culture and Organisational Development Department (ECOD) are looking to put in place a long-term solution to their Training accreditations. This training requirement is essential, as all healthcare support workers are expected to adhere to Developing Excellence in Healthcare: An NHS Wales Skills and Career Framework for Healthcare Support Workers Supporting Nursing and the Allied Health Professions by completing accredited qualifications.
These qualifications are a crucial requirement set by the Welsh Government to ensure that all healthcare workers across Wales are accredited in line with the framework.
There is also a need for accredited learning for other health care professionals throughout the organisation that require essential education. CAV UHB is an Agored Centre for accredited learning and whilst the majority of education required through Agored is for Health Care Support Workers, ECOD also utilises Agored for additional training programmes when they become available.
Contract 1. Cardiff and Vale Health Board Training Credits
Supplier
Contract value
- £180,000 excluding VAT
- £216,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
1 May 2025
Contract dates
- 26 June 2025 to 25 May 2028
- Possible extension to 25 May 2029
- 3 years, 11 months
Description of possible extension:
12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Justification for not setting key performance indicators
na
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
The decision to proceed with a direct award route was based on a thorough analysis of market conditions and is compliant with the new Procurement Act 2023 Regulation 41, under Schedule 5.5 (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works, and Schedule 6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Agored Cymru is the only supplier that meets the specific Framework requirements for accreditation. As the only Welsh awarding body for NHS Wales-specific training, including the All-Wales Clinical Induction, Agored Cymru provides the necessary accreditation for these courses, demonstrating they fall into the exemption categories for the direct award of this public contract.
Supplier
Agored Cymru
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHLY-2929-WBGQ
4 Llys Onnen Parc Menai
Bangor
LL57 4DF
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01248 670011
Email: info@agored.cymru
Region: UKL12 - Gwynedd
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Cardiff and Vale Health Board Training Credits
Contracting authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXWV-6492-CGMN
4-5 Charnwood Court,
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Michael Butler
Telephone: +44292150 0672
Email: Michael.Butler2@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