Scope
Description
The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB), in partnership with the Gwent Regional Partnership Board (RPB), has identified the Place Based Care (PBC) Programme as a key transformational priority. This programme is designed to unite community members, organisations, services, and multidisciplinary teams responsible for promoting the health and well-being of local populations.
Its overarching aim is to foster resilient, connected communities, reduce health inequalities, and lower rates of preventable illness and premature death. The programme focuses on delivering care and support closer to home while ensuring timely, equitable, and efficient access to specialist services when needed.
To enable the effective implementation and continuous improvement of this initiative, ABUHB is seeking independent evaluators with proven expertise in assessing complex systems change and the development of high-performing, integrated neighbourhood teams. The appointed evaluators will play a vital role in measuring progress, outcomes, and impact, and in driving ongoing learning and improvement across the system.
Key outcomes required would include:
• Developing a set of feasible outcomes, indicators, and measurement tools that the programme can use to track short, medium, and long-term changes that will provide insight into the impact of the programme
• Developing a set of feasible outcomes, indicators, and measurement tools to assess impact on community and individual well-being in the long term.
• To implement a capacity-building programme enabling the programme team and partners to understand and apply the measurement frameworks outlined in Objectives 2 and 3
• To provide a summary of the position after one year, highlighting progress in sustainability and scaling
The health board would require this contract to commence 01/01/2026 and be delivered by 31/03/2026.
Total value (estimated)
- £60,000 excluding VAT
- £72,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
- 3 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Contract locations
- UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Engagement
Engagement deadline
3 November 2025
Engagement process description
It is Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's (ABUHB) intention to hold an informal engagement process for this requirement. If you are of interest and have any questions relating to either the requirement or the procurement process, please contact the email within the notice and they will direct your queries to the relevant individual/s involved in this requirement.
The engagement may be held via email, virtually (MS Teams) or via telephone, dependant on the query that has been asked.
It is our intention via this preliminary market engagement, to gather any potential feedback/queries to try and adapt this requirement as best as we can to suit potential bidders and not restrict any suppliers from the process, where reasonable.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 December 2025
Contracting authority
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- NHS Organisation Data Service: 7A6
Headquarters, St Cadoc's Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 3XQ
Newport
NP18 3XQ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Sherril Lovell
Email: Sherril.Lovell@wales.nhs.uk
Region: UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement Lead
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RQF
4-5 Charnwood Court Heol Billingsley Parc Nantgarw Cardiff CF15 7QZ
cardiff
CF15 7QZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Nicola Jones
Email: nicola.jones71@wales.nhs.uk
Region: UKL15 - Central Valleys