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# Commissioning the Cardiff University simulation suite and a new head of ophthalmology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commissioning-the-cardiff-university-simulation-suite-and-a-new-head-of-ophthalmology-ocds-h6vhtk-047c56). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW): "Commissioning the Cardiff University simulation suite and a new head of ophthalmology". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/health-education-and-improvement-wales-heiw-nhs-t1530)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult-education services at university level, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £170,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047c56`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/commissioning-the-cardiff-university-simulation-suite-and-a-new-head-of-ophthalmology-ocds-h6vhtk-047c56#tl-md)

## Description
HEIW has commissioned access for trainees on the Wales Ophthalmology Specialist Training programme to simulation equipment and facilities within the Ophthalmic Simulation Suite in Cardiff University’s School of Optometry and Vision sciences.  Welsh Government have issued GBP 760,000 of funding to support the development of the Ophthalmic Simulation suite to meet the Royal College of Ophthalmologists curriculum requirements for Ophthalmology training.  HEIW have agreed to funding on an annual basis as a proportionate contribution towards the management, running and consumable costs for the centre.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80430000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 021115-2024-H0725-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CARDIFF UNIVERSITY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-74662`
  - Value: £170,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 023536-2024-H0725-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CARDIFF UNIVERSITY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-74662`
  - Value: £170,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 021115-2024-H0725-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £170,000
  - Signed Date: 14/06/2023

- **Contract:** 023536-2024-H0725-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £170,000
  - Signed Date: 14/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023536-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-29T09:29:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:35:02.222Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047c56