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name: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)"
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quote_to_user: "Selling to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)? 4 open tenders right now, typically 2 bids per lot, 350 contracts ending in the next 6 months. Tenderline's buyer analysis shows what it buys, who wins its work, how its awards compare with its estimates and when its contracts come up for retender: https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-nhs-rqf#tl-md"
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# NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-nhs-rqf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) is a NHS & health based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 1,641 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- **Classification:** NHS & health
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-NHS-RQF` (NHS ODS)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 1,641
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £230m (median award: £85k) across 552 of 552 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (VELINDRE NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-nhs-rqf

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 295 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 45% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 108 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 672 (79%), Framework: 181 (21%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 341 (40%), Limited / restricted: 196 (23%), Direct award: 150 (18%), Route not published: 146 (17%), Selective: 20 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 307 notices, last 24 months (36% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 107 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 64 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 36 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 27 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Elysium Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elysium-healthcare-limited-coh-04063391):** 39 procedures (72 awards)
2. **[Cygnet Health Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cygnet-healthcare-ltd-coh-02141256):** 37 procedures (61 awards)
3. **[Baxter Healthcare Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/baxter-healthcare-ltd-coh-00461365):** 20 procedures (32 awards)
4. **[B. Braun Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/b-braun-medical-limited-coh-02296559):** 19 procedures (57 awards)
5. **[Fresenius Kabi Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fresenius-kabi-limited-coh-02182135):** 18 procedures (24 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[New Medical Systems Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/newmedical-systems-limited-coh-06211226):** £40m · [Regional Outsourcing Cataracts](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-outsourcing-cataracts-ocds-h6vhtk-056255)
2. **[Healthcare Business Solutions UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/healthcare-business-solutions-uk-ltd-coh-07959430):** £13m · [Insourcing of First Outpatient Appointments - South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insourcing-of-first-outpatient-appointments-south-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-055445)
3. **[Sandoz](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sandoz-coh-01547204):** £7.2m · [Transitional Drugs 3](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transitional-drugs-3-ocds-h6vhtk-04c9a9)
4. **[Fresenius Kabi Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fresenius-kabi-limited-coh-02182135):** £6.0m · [Transitional Drugs 3](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transitional-drugs-3-ocds-h6vhtk-04c9a9)
5. **[Roche Products Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/roche-products-ltd-coh-00100674):** £6.0m · [Transitional Drugs 3](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transitional-drugs-3-ocds-h6vhtk-04c9a9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 350
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 599
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

### Upcoming Contract End Dates
1. **Ends 10 Nov 2026 (est.):** [Emergency Transfer Ambulance Support for the Helipad Project at Ysbyty Gwynedd](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/emergency-transfer-ambulance-support-for-the-helipad-project-at-ysbyty-gwynedd-ocds-h6vhtk-065652) · £121k · Incumbent: Bristol Ambulance Ems Limited
2. **Ends 19 Nov 2026:** [Debt Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04019f) · £117k · Incumbent: CCI Credit Management
3. **Ends 25 Nov 2026:** [iGene maintenance and support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/igene-maintenance-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-058ff3) · £88k · Incumbent: iGene maintenance and support
4. **Ends 30 Nov 2026:** [Faecal Management Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/faecal-management-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-02c4b3) · £217k ceiling · Incumbent: CONVATEC LIMITED
5. **Ends 14 Dec 2026 (est.):** [Insourcing of Cataract Procedures](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insourcing-of-cataract-procedures-ocds-h6vhtk-05fa92) · £400k · Incumbent: ID Medical Group Limited

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-nhs-rqf#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-wales-shared-services-partnership-procurement-services-h-nhs-rqf
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt