Climb Cohort 5 · UK public procurement notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£50,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to John Hopkins University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Health Board is seeking to appoint a sole provider to deliver the following as part of the Climb 2025/26 programme:

One half-day online workshop on Tuesday 2 December 2025;
Two in-person full days of teaching, delivered over a three-day period between 3-5 February 2026 in Llandudno, North Wales (travel within the UK and accommodation in North Wales will be provided to the successful contractor

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73200000 Research and development consultancy services

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: 15 Aug 2025, 12:25 BST
Last source update: 26 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT
Authority reference: CAV-DIR-(25-26) 73
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077163
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0588dd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: ohn Hopkins contractors are uniquely positioned to provide the service outlined below because the trainings are built on research the lab led or participated in as scholars. In addition, the two contractors have a unique mix of both scholarly and practice experience, working with community leaders as educators, trainers, and co-practitioners. This specific knowledge base built off their research and their hands-on experience working in community uniquely positions them to provide this training

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
15 Aug 2025, 12:25 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
John Hopkins UniversitySME15 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£50,000	—	Awarded

Contracts

Climb Cohort 5 · John Hopkins UniversitySME
Signed
26 Nov 2025
Value
£45,000
Period
27 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN Woodland House, Maes-y-coed Road., Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

John Hopkins UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNJL-2586-ZDRN Baltimore, Maryland, US, MD 21218, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Nov 2025, 11:36 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Aug 2025, 12:25 BST