Official UK procurement notice
HEIW Provision of Ultrasound Education and Training Services
Authority: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealth Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are undertaking a review of Health Professional Education and Training Services delivered to NHS Wales.
HEIW have sought to procure Ultrasound Education and Training to address the increased demand for ultrasound education in Wales, with a national shortage of NHS sonographers.
CPV: Education and training services · Higher education services · Medical education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1HEIW has sought to commission a part-time Blended learning for;AwardedRenewal
HEIW has sought to commission a part-time Blended learning for;
Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) over 2 years, which is accredited by Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education, (CASE), and
Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) Ultrasound, 1 year, part time (60 credits) to increase and enhance provision of sonography education in Wales to support the rising service demand.
The procurement will provide education to address the increased demand for ultrasound education in Wales, with a national shortage of NHS sonographers. Additional information: Contract Commencement(Effective Date):2nd January 2025.
Implementation Period: 15th November 2024 to 7th January 2025
Services Commencement Period: 8th January 2025 to 7th January 2028 and will continue until the expiry of the contract unless extended under the provisions of the Contract being, option to extend for 2 years in two 12-month intervals
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Oct 2023, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011568- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e76Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: These are Light Touch services, the procurement procedure followed was a procedure akin to the Open procedure (WA Ref:142468)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 25 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 27 Mar 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Mar 2024
- Submission deadline25 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts2 Jan 2025
- Notice published27 Mar 2025, 13:55 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2024- Published value published: £1,511,66421 Mar 2024, 15:27 GMT
- Status changed to active21 Mar 2024, 15:27 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Mar 2024, 15:27 GMT
- Deadline published: 25 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST21 Mar 2024, 15:27 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2025, 13:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the West of England Bristol | £1,354,080 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011568-2025-1 · University of the West of England Bristol
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,354,080
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of the West of England, BristolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria