Procurement

Award of April 2026 Refresh Framework Agreement for the Provision of Insourcing / Outsourcing - Lot 3 Award

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dd25

Description

NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for the provision of Insourcing / Outsourcing Clinical, Surgical and Diagnostics Procedures. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.

This lot is for a Facility for the following categories;

Breast

Endoscopy (including Cystoscopy)

Neuroscience

Cardiac & Cardiac related Diagnostics

Gastroenterology

Ophthalmology

Cardiology & Cardiology related Diagnostics

General Surgery

Oral Maxillo Facial Surgery

CT Scanning

Gynaecology

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dermatology

MRI Scanning

Pain Management

Ear Nose & Throat (ENT)

Neurology & Neurology related Diagnostics

Non- Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS)*

Plastic Surgery

Thoracic Ultrasound Diagnostics

Urology

Vascular

This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award notice. This Framework Refresh has been awarded under 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. This Framework Refresh has now been formally awarded based on a framework agreement with competition.

The framework is in year three of its four year primary period with four year extension options available.

Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;

a) Quality - Service Levels, Clinical Performance/Regulatory and Protocols criteria

b) Value - ranking by price

c) Collaboration and service sustainability - Facilities including geographical location and Resources available including staff, qualifications, critical care facilities, specialised staff / skill mix

d) Improving access and reducing health inequalities - PROM completion and outcomes sharing, Protocols in relation to patient access criteria suitable for treatment in the delivery of Services element, available capacity/beds and clinical performance/regulatory criteria relating to delivery of service

e) Social Responsibility - Under the terms of this framework, the successful supplier(s) are to ensure this procurement captures the requirements relating to Social Value, bidders will be required to submit responses in relation to the following areas;

i) Well-Being of Future Generations Act

ii) Foundational Economy

iii) Carbon Footprint