Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Contact
Josh Wood
Telephone
+44 2921501500
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.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
Outsourcing of Orthopaedic Procedures (Hips and Knees)
Reference number
P0308 - HDD-MIN-59986
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s (HDUHB) Scheduled Care Directorate are seeking to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced Orthopaedic solution for hip and knee replacement procedures.
This notice highlights the Health Boards intention to award a contact based on a framework agreement with a competition.
The contract term will be from the 20th of October 2025 to the 31st of March 2027 with no option to extend.
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: £797,262.50
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s (HDUHB) Scheduled Care Directorate are seeking to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced Orthopaedic solution for hip and knee replacement procedures.
This notice highlights the Health Boards intention to award a contact based on a framework agreement with a competition.
The contract term will be from the 20th of October 2025 to the 31st of March 2027 with no option to extend.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Response / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 award was completed via the NHS Wales Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Framework Agreement (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1a Outsourcing.
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
P0308 - HDD-MIN-59986
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED
1st Floor 30 Cannon Street
London
EC4M6XH
Telephone
+44 2032836600
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £797,262.50
Total value of the contract/lot: £797,262.50
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 on Friday the 3rd of October 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
(WA Ref:156090)
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