Official UK procurement notice
Management of Unpaid Carers Grants Applications
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is an ongoing scheme funded via Welsh Government grants for Short Breaks Scheme for Unpaid Carers. The financial awards in the scheme
supports the governments objectives surrounding unpaid carers breaks, to empower unpaid carers to continue their caring role without compromising
their own physical, mental, financial or social wellbeing which strengthens the wider health and social care system. The proposed project for the Management of Unpaid Carers Grant Applications by CAVUHB is considered to be outside the scope of formal procurement procedures.
Moreover the work falls within the scope of grant making powers that allow public bodies to fund activities in pursuit of policy outcomes, without
triggering formal procurement procedures.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Awarded
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Awarded
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-VEA (25-26) 13- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033089- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05135dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This is an ongoing scheme funded via Welsh Government grants for Short Breaks Scheme for Unpaid Carers. The financial awards in the scheme supports the governments objectives surrounding unpaid carers breaks, to empower unpaid carers to continue their caring role without compromising their own physical, mental, financial or social wellbeing which strengthens the wider health and social care system. The proposed project for the Management of Unpaid Carers Grant Applications by CAVUHB is considered to be outside the scope of formal procurement procedures.
Moreover the work falls within the scope of grant-making powers that allow public bodies to fund activities in pursuit of policy outcomes, without triggering formal procurement procedures.
- Risks
If the continued funding is not used to support unpaid carers, it will not be accessed and therefore lost. Without timely and appropriate grants, unpaid carers may compromise their own physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published17 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
- Standstill ends26 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Transparency notice published14 May 2025, 15:07 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2025, 17:10 BSTUK6
- Buyer details updated17 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 21 award | |||
| Cardiff Third Sector CouncilVCSE7 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £163,400 | 6 Jun 2025standstill to 26 Jun 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cardiff Third Sector CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender