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Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CARDIFF UNI PHARMACY EDUCATION RELATED EXPENSES

Official notice

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)

Direct award
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 description

Health 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 published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £151,3991 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY25 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027£151,39911 Sept 2026standstill to 24 Sept 2026Standstill

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
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7fc Find 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
  1. Notice published51 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
  2. Standstill ends42 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRNH-7564-JLCQ Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff, Wales, CF15 7QQContact name, email

Other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHVT-4343-HWYR School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NBContact email

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender