Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Childcare Provision at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil
Procurement agent: Cwm Taf Morgannwg 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 descriptionNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), on behalf of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB), conducted an open procurement procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 for the operation and management of the childcare facility at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil.
The requirement is for the provision of childcare services for up to 48 children aged between 6 weeks and 7 years 11 months under a concession-style lease arrangement. The successful provider will be responsible for all aspects of service delivery, including staffing, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and financial management.
Following completion of the procurement process, Blossom Early Years was identified as the Most Advantageous Tender and has been awarded the contract.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£100,000
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 (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: exact amount
- Commercial: exact amount
- 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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 14:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 14:41 BST
- Authority reference
CTM-ITT-61772- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053537- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0607c3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published279 days ago16 Jan 2026, 14:30 GMT
- Market engagement251 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Expressions of Interest can be made by completing the document attached and returning via Sell2Wales.
PLEASE NOTE
Expressing an interest does not commit your organisation to entering into any formal procurement process, nor does it signify the start of any service transfer.
This market engagement exercise is intended solely to gather your views on our early thinking and to help shape the forthcoming tender. Any information shared during these discussions will be treated as confidential. However, anonymised feedback may be incorporated into the tender documentation to support transparency and market clarity.
Participation in this engagement will not be evaluated and will not form any part of the assessment of any future tender submission, should a procurement process be initiated.
Participation in this market engagement does not constitute an offer, nor does it create any contractual, financial, or other obligation on the part of CTM. No guarantee of future work, contract award, or invitation to tender is provided or implied. CTM will not be liable for any costs, expenses, or loss of income incurred by organisations in responding to this engagement, attending meetings, preparing materials, or participating in any subsequent procurement activity. All involvement is undertaken entirely at the participant’s own cost and discretion.
- Next notice expected235 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Clarification questions by111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 14:41 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 10 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Jan 2026, 14:30 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Jun 2026, 16:57 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 08:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Oct 2026, 14:41 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 16 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Early YearsSME2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2041 | £1,235,917ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | 18 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Delivery of Childcare Provision at Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil · Blossom Early YearsSME
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,235,917
- Period
- 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2041
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyManaging organisation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blossom Early YearsAwarded 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 award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender