Official UK procurement notice
P0154A - Cancer Services Hair Loss Support
Procurement agent: Hywel Dda University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) Oncology Services have awarded a contract to Caring Hair (Cancer Hair Care) to renew their Cancer Hair Loss Support contract for a term of an initial two (2) years with an option to extend for a further two (2) years should funding become available. This contract is to continue to improve the patient experience of cancer treatment and related hair loss. The service is designed to provide professional support to patients with hair loss by supporting Health Board employees and hairdressers across the HDUHB region through education and training. The service must be delivered from the four acute sites within the Health Board, as well as within the local community to ensure access to support services for those living in rural areas, with remote support essential.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£153,937
- Condition of participation
Will be included within the tender exercise.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 35%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 35%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Condition of participation
Will be included within the tender exercise.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 26 Nov 2025, 18:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 09:39 BST
- Authority reference
P0154A- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077453- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
26 Nov 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published324 days ago26 Nov 2025, 18:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by311 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline305 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts289 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published148 days ago22 May 2026, 09:39 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025- Tender notice published26 Nov 2025, 18:52 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMTUK7
- Contract details notice published22 May 2026, 09:39 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated22 May 2026, 09:39 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 26 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Hair (Cancer Hair Care)SMEVCSECancer Services Hair Loss Support26 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030Extensions: Two (2) Year Extension | £363,476 | 7 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Cancer Services Hair Loss Support · Caring Hair (Cancer Hair Care)SMEVCSE
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £363,474
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An optional two (2) year extension should funding become available.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyManagement of the procurement process from planning through to award and supporting with contract management.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Caring Hair (Cancer Hair Care)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender