Official UK procurement notice
CARDIFF UNI PHARMACY EDUCATION RELATED EXPENSES
Authority: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) (Central government)·Procurement run by: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£151,399published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealth Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is awarding a contract to Cardiff University to manage and distribute funding for undergraduate pharmacy students undertaking approved clinical placements in Wales. The funding supports placement-related expenses, reducing financial barriers to participation and supporting practice-based learning.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £151,3991 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIFF UNIVERSITY25 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 | £151,399 | 11 Sept 2026standstill to 24 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
- Authority reference
HEIW-STA-H0932- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087432- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7fcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Sept 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published51 days ago15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
- Standstill ends42 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entity
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityManaging the procurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender