Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 16 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award of Tender for the Evaluation of Systems Response after Suicide

Official notice

Procurement agent: Public Health Wales·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£60,000≈ £60k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT7.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 28 Apr 2026
Awarded to Sheffield Hallam University
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 3 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract award notice is being issued to advise the marketplace that NHS Wales Performance and Improvement are awarding a contract for a supplier to undertake an evaluation of the impact of the system-wide approach to supporting people in Wales following deaths by suicide.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 3 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Any specific conditions of participation will be included in the tender documents.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Any specific conditions of participation will be included in the tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT
Last source update
27 May 2026, 10:38 BST
Authority reference
PHW-FTS-61622
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014046
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06556a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the eTenderwales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.

  1. Register your company: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗ and click the link to register.
  2. Express and Interest in the tender:
  • Click ‘ITT Open to all suppliers’
  • Click ITT_122566 and express interest
  • This will move the ITT into your ‘my ITTs page’
  • You can access any attachments by clicking ‘buyer attachments’ in the ‘ITT details’ box
  1. Responding to the tender
  • Click ‘my response’ under ‘ITT details’. You can choose to ‘create response’ or ‘decline to respond’
  • You can now use the messages function to communicate with the Buyer

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales.

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: detailed in the tender documentation.

Timeline

16 Feb 2026 → 27 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published251 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by226 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline223 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts206 days ago
    3 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published151 days ago
    27 May 2026, 10:38 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 17:17 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 May 2026, 10:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 May 2026, 10:38 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £55,2931 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sheffield Hallam UniversityEvaluation of Systems Response after Suicide1 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£55,29328 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

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

Procurement agentPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PBXD-6758-YMPY 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender