Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Woodland House, Maes Y Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
Contact
Sarah Yellen
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines
Reference number
CAV-FCOWC-118267
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Planned Care Outsourcing of Spinal Procedures to reduce patient waiting lists in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £150,355.17
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85121283 - Orthopaedic services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition. A mini-competition has been conducted under the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Framework Agreement for Outsourcing / Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Reference Number PRO-OJEULT-50776.
The mini-competition was run to establish a contract to cover Outsourcing to address the back-log of patients in respect of the spinal procedures which will include pre-assessment, diagnostics, surgery and follow up with the intention to support delivery to reduce the number of patients waiting on the inpatient waiting list.
The intention to split the award contract over two providers with 50% allocated to each for a combined total of 20 cases to be completed by end of September 2025 with options to extend cohort patients numbers beyond September 25 to 31st March 26, subject to further funding approval.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is an option to extend cohort patients numbers beyond September 25 to 31st March 26, subject to further funding approval.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is an intention to award notice under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 ('the PSR Wales')
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CAV-FCOWC-118267
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NUFFIELD HEALTH
Epsom Gateway, Ashley Avenue
Epsom
KT185AL
Telephone
+44 7769644086
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Spire Cardiff Hospital
Croescadarn Road, Pontprennau
Cardiff
CF238XL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £150,355.17
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight Friday 25th July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Any providers that are party to the Framework Agreement for Outsourcing / Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Reference Number PRO-OJEULT-50776 can send their representations in relation to this proposed award to sarah.yellen@wales.nhs.uk
The award decision makers are relevant staff from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board involved in the provider selection process, these include the roles of General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Planned Care
The successful providers detailed within this notice have been selected as they have achieved the highest overall combined Technical, Commercial and Social Value scores from all providers that submitted a bid. The key criteria assessed as part of the technical section included the providers ability to meet the requirements within the specific timeframe, ability to recover any lost time, how safe and effective care would be delivered under the service, management of staff, managing issues within the service and ability to meet reporting requirements. The commercial section was assessed based on the lowest overall cost offered being awarded 50% with all other offers being scored on a relative scale to the lowest, and the social value scores awarded based on those provided to the supplier as part of the framework award.
No providers were excluded from the procurement process with initial EOI followed by mini competition to those expressing an interest in the EOI
No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process
(WA Ref:153516)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom