Scope
Reference
P21.89
Description
Continued access to The Royal Marsden Manual Online (RMM) is vital for NHS Wales, ensuring secure, up-to-date clinical guidance since its introduction in 2023. The current licence expires on 22nd March 2026. Without this resource, NHS Wales staff would need to rely on physical library purchases, increasing costs and reducing timely access to essential evidence-based information.
The Royal Marsden Manual Online (RMM) was developed by clinical nurse experts at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and is the only comprehensive digital resource for standardised adult nursing procedures. Institutional access is available solely via the online platform, as e-Book or perpetual licence options are no longer offered.
The e-Library also proposes adding the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Manual of Children and Young People's Nursing Practices as an optional requirement. Created by the Great Ormond Street Hospital experts, it provides over 300 evidence-based paediatric procedures, complementing the RMM for those working across adult and paediatric care. NHS Wales currently holds a 7-month subscription to GOSH, which is ending February 2026.
Both RMM and GOSH are unique, expert-authored resources essential for maintaining consistent, evidence-based nursing practice across NHS Wales. Local or individual purchases of either manual are impractical and costly, as multiple e-Books or physical copies would be required for hospital-wide access.
Failure to renew these subscriptions would result in loss of two key national nursing resources. RMM is already embedded and endorsed by the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, and GOSH is a new but complementary resource addition.
Contract 1. The Royal Marsden Manual Online (RMM) and The Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Manual of Children and Young People’s Nursing Practices
Supplier
Contract value
- £149,872.08 excluding VAT
- £149,872.08 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
6 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 23 March 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Possible extension to 31 March 2030
- 4 years, 9 days
Description of possible extension:
RMM: Year 4 (optional extension) 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2030
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
GOSH:
Year 1 (optional) 23rd March 2026 - 31st March 2027
Year 2 (optional) 1st April 2027 - 31st March 2028
Year 3 (optional) 1st April 2028 - 31st March 2029
Year 4 (optional) 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2030
CPV classifications
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UKL - Wales
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Wiley is the sole supplier of institutional online access to The Royal Marsden Manual Online (RMM) and The Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Manual of Children and Young People's Nursing Practices.
Supplier
John Wiley & Sons
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQG-8713-THWT
9600 Garsington Road, Cowley
Oxford
OX4 2SJ
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. The Royal Marsden Manual Online (RMM) and The Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Manual of Children and Young People's Nursing Practices
Contracting authority
Digital Health & Care Wales
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHXM-8593-WBPZ
Ty Glan-yr-Afon
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jack Coughlin
Telephone: +442920502108
Email: jack.coughlin@wales.nhs.uk
Website: https://dhcw.nhs.wales/
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales