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Published 6 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Insourcing of Bowel Screening and General Endoscopy Services at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Official notice

Procurement agent: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)·On behalf of: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 9 Mar 2026
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE TO START A STANDSTILL PERIOD FOR THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS RUN UNDER PPSR WALES REGULATIONS.

CPV: Health services · Surgical hospital services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
45 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 41 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Bowel Screening Wales accredited and JAG certified bowel screening Colonoscopists required at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr and Royal Gwent Hospital, NewporAwarded

The requirement is Lot 1– Bowel Screening Wales accredited and Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ( JAG) certified

bowel screening Colonoscopists in order to meet this requirement. This service will be carried out at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr only. From April

2026 there may be a need for Bowel Screening to be carried out at the Royal Gwent Hospital, in addition to Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.

Delivery: Wales · Newport, Caerphilly
Lot #2JAG accredited Endoscopists able to carry out a range of procedures, including colonoscopy, to meet the needs of the service. This requirement will be carried out at three Health Board sitesAwarded

Werequire JAG accredited Endoscopists able to carry out a range of procedures, including colonoscopy, to meet the needs of the service.

This requirement will be carried out at Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr,

Caerphilly

Delivery: Wales · Abergavenny, Newport & Caerphilly
Lot #3FacilityAwarded

The lot will be sub-divided into the following sub-lots;

Lot 3 - Facility - including all equipment and consumables

Lot 3+ all services covered under Lot 3 plus clinical staff, admin staff, high-cost consumables, and specialist equipment to be determined (priced) at call off stage.

Delivery: Wales

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 85 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points.
  • “Insourcing of Bowel Screening and General Endoscopy Services at…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Restricted 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 14:01 BST
Authority reference
ABU-FWOWC-60791
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029118
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesSurgical hospital services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df44 Find a Tender

Publisher note: THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE TO COMMENCE A STANDSTILL PERIOD FOR THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS UNDERTAKEN UNDER THE PSR WALESREGULATIONS.THE SERVICE IS FOR INSOURCING OF BOWEL SCREENING AND GENERAL ENDOSCOPY SERVICES AT ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD. THE STANDSTILL PERIOD WILL END AT THE END OF MONDAY 14TH APRIL 2026 THAT BEING THE EIGHTH WORKING DAY AFTER THE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE IS PUBLISHED.AT THIS POINT WE INTEND TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE WINNING BIDDER. (WA Ref:162709)

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026
  1. Procurement method changed
    30 Mar 2026, 14:01 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    30 Mar 2026, 14:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 41admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4540 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 5latest 9 Mar 2026

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £200,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Bowel Screening Wales accredited and JAG certified bowel screening Colonoscopists required at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr and Royal Gwent Hospital, Newpor

    Signed
    9 Mar 2026
    Value
    £632,783
    Status
    active
  • JAG accredited Endoscopists able to carry out a range of procedures, including colonoscopy, to meet the needs of the service. This requirement will be carried out at three Health Board sites

    Signed
    9 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,365,001
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1 - Outsourcing

    Signed
    1 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Insourcing

    Signed
    1 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 Facility

    Signed
    1 Apr 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Bowel Screening Wales accredited and JAG certified bowel screening Colonoscopists required at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr and Royal Gwent Hospital, Newpor28bids · 28 electronic · 28 from abroad16——
2 · JAG accredited Endoscopists able to carry out a range of procedures, including colonoscopy, to meet the needs of the service. This requirement will be carried out at three Health Board sites45bids · 45 electronic · 45 from abroad40——
3 · Facility10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

11 public bodies on the notice

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

Procurement agentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

Framework contractors & participating bidders

42 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.