Official UK procurement notice
Masters in Public health Qualification
Procurement agent: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealth Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded the contract to Cardiff University for the provision of a Master of Public Health (MPH) qualification for resident doctors undertaking the Public Health Training Scheme in Wales. The programme is a mandatory component of specialty training and supports trainees in achieving curriculum requirements and progression to qualification. Cardiff University is the only appropriate provider for this requirement in South Wales.
This Agreement is non‑committal and does not guarantee any maximum level of spend.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 9 Jul 2026, 11:08 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 13:03 BST
- Authority reference
HEIW - STA - 893- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069686- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c73aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Cardiff University is the only supplier who can provide the said course in the South Wales region.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends91 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published90 days ago23 Jul 2026, 13:03 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jul 2026, 11:08 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published23 Jul 2026, 13:03 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIFF UNIVERSITY1 Sept 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 | £151,140 | 7 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Masters in Public health Qualification · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2026
- Value
- £151,140
- Period
- 30 Jul 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)Procuring entityComplete Procurement Support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender