Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placements at Cardiff University

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£1,448,483published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2022no call for competition

Awarded to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the funding of Pharmacy Undergraduate Placements and is inline with the requirement to safely and effectively fully implement the new 2021 General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) initial education training standards for pharmacists by 2026.

CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1There is a requirement to safely and effectively fully implement the new 2021 General…Awarded

There is a requirement to safely and effectively fully implement the new 2021 General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) initial education training standards for pharmacists by 2026. Major reforms brought by GPhC to undergraduate training of Pharmacists which will produce pharmacists with enhanced clinical skills and independent prescribing (IP) status. This mandated change requires a safe and effective change management programme process.

The Services to which this Notice relates fall within Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations).

Delivery: Wales

80430000 Adult-education services at university level

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Mar 2023, 09:20 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jun 2023, 16:35 BST
Authority reference: HEIW-STA-0409
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-016773
Classification (CPV): Adult-education services at university levelEducation and training services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b4eb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Cardiff University is one of two HEIs in Wales that offer aMaster of Pharmacy degree course. Of the two HEIs Cardiff University are the only HEI to have students in year 3 and 4 who would be eligible for funding under this undergraduate placement scheme.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:132359)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,448,4831 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Oct 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY	£1,448,483 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY	£1,448,483 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008249-2023-HEIW-STA-0409-1 · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
£1,448,483
Status
active
Contract 016773-2023-HEIW-STA-0409-1 · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
£1,448,483
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth & Education 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplier The Parade, Cardiff, Wales, CF243AA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.