Official UK procurement notice
National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedNational Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service in Wales · tender expected
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionnot applicable at this time
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 81 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
1 yr from 16 Oct 2025, The extension of the current framework agreement will enable sufficient time for the necessary updates to be made to the tender documents and for the completion of all required governance process to allow for a compliant procurement process to be undertaken for the renewal of the framework agreement.
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #112 months extension of the Framework Agreement for the provision of National…Awarded
12 months extension of the Framework Agreement for the provision of National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales for a twelve (12) month period from 31st March 2026 to 31st March 2027.
Please note that this Framework Agreement is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The modification of the framework agreement is being undertake in line with Regulation 13(4)(d).
Lot #2CS2 - Care home learning disabilities without continuous staffingAwarded
NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to
include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.
This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition.
The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh exercise has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The framework is in its final year and due to expire 31st March 2027.
Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;
Quality - self-assessment of care homes against the relevant standards
Value - Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Care Homes / Setting
Collaboration and Service Sustainability - care requirements as agreed by the Commissioner in co-operation with the resident to make an informed choice,
Improving Access and Reducing Health Inequalities - Availability of beds within the required Lot
Social Responsibility - Community Benefits proposal.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The Standstill period has been extended and representations by providers must be made to decision makers at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Lot #3CS4 - Care home mental health with continuous staffingAwarded
NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to
include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.
This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition.
The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh exercise has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The framework is in its final year and due to expire 31st March 2027.
Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;
Quality - self-assessment of care homes against the relevant standards
Value - Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Care Homes / Setting
Collaboration and Service Sustainability - care requirements as agreed by the Commissioner in co-operation with the resident to make an informed choice,
Improving Access and Reducing Health Inequalities - Availability of beds within the required Lot
Social Responsibility - Community Benefits proposal.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The Standstill period has been extended and representations by providers must be made to decision makers at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Lot #4CS5 - Care home learning disabilities with continuous staffingAwarded
NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to
include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.
This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition.
The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh exercise has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The framework is in its final year and due to expire 31st March 2027.
Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;
Quality - self-assessment of care homes against the relevant standards
Value - Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Care Homes / Setting
Collaboration and Service Sustainability - care requirements as agreed by the Commissioner in co-operation with the resident to make an informed choice,
Improving Access and Reducing Health Inequalities - Availability of beds within the required Lot
Social Responsibility - Community Benefits proposal.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The Standstill period has been extended and representations by providers must be made to decision makers at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Lot #5CS6 - Care home mental health & learning disabilities with continuous staffingAwarded
NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to
include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.
This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition.
The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh exercise has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The framework is in its final year and due to expire 31st March 2027.
Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;
Quality - self-assessment of care homes against the relevant standards
Value - Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Care Homes / Setting
Collaboration and Service Sustainability - care requirements as agreed by the Commissioner in co-operation with the resident to make an informed choice,
Improving Access and Reducing Health Inequalities - Availability of beds within the required Lot
Social Responsibility - Community Benefits proposal.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The Standstill period has been extended and representations by providers must be made to decision makers at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Lot #6CS7 - Care home with nursing mental health with continuous staffingAwarded
NWSSP Procurement Services, on behalf of the Health Boards in Wales conducted their annual refresh under the established framework agreement for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales. Under the Framework, the annual refreshes allow for new entrants and/or current providers to
include new sites, disciplines and updated pricing among other amendments.
This notice is an intention to award notice for the annual refresh under an established framework agreement with a competition.
The awarding of this framework refresh is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This refresh exercise has not yet formally been awarded and this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The framework is in its final year and due to expire 31st March 2027.
Bidders were assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework;
Quality - self-assessment of care homes against the relevant standards
Value - Ranking by price – in the order of lowest composite price Care Homes / Setting
Collaboration and Service Sustainability - care requirements as agreed by the Commissioner in co-operation with the resident to make an informed choice,
Improving Access and Reducing Health Inequalities - Availability of beds within the required Lot
Social Responsibility - Community Benefits proposal.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The Standstill period has been extended and representations by providers must be made to decision makers at midnight on Friday 3rd April 2026. This framework refresh has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- “National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 30 Sept 2025, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039256- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4b0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Need to add wording.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:162013)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
16 Oct 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts373 days ago16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published178 days ago29 Apr 2026, 14:26 BST
Notice history
2 events · 10 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Procurement method changed19 Mar 2026, 16:59 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Mar 2026, 16:59 GMT
Published amendments (1)
VII.1.7 - Modification to the contract/concession correction This section should be amended to the following - Principality care Limited C/O Golden Valley Accountancy Ltd, 17 Nevill Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5AA, UK. The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:YES Woodrowe Healthcare Limited. 18 Kinds Hill Avenue, Kinds Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AE, UK The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:YES To not…
Routine re-releases (10)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 4 releases · 19 Mar 2026, 31 Mar 2026
- 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
- 2025-09: 1 release · 30 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £0, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
CS2 - Care home learning disabilities without continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
CS7 - Care home with nursing mental health with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
CS4 - Care home mental health with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
CS5 - Care home learning disabilities with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
CS6 - Care home mental health & learning disabilities with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
CS2 - Care home learning disabilities without continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement.
CS4 - Care home mental health with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement.
CS5 - Care home learning disabilities with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement.
CS7 - Care home with nursing mental health with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement.
CS6 - Care home mental health & learning disabilities with continuous staffing
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Extension of standstill period in line with Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 which will be at midnight on Friday the 3rd of April 2026. Please note that there are three modification notices, one for each of the 3 Lots within the Framework Agreement.
GP Out of Hours Service Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 16 Oct 2025 – 15 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
- Change Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor. Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.
Contract 060776-2025-COMM-DAP2-59714-1
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 15 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2021
- Value
- £463,000
- Period
- … – 15 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
- Change 12 Months extension to the Framework Agreement for the provision of National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales for a twelve (12) month period from 31st March 2026 to 31st March 2027., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The extension of the current framework agreement will enable sufficient time for the necessary updates to be made to the tender documents and for the completion of all required governance processes.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 12 months extension of the Framework Agreement for the provision of National… | 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · CS2 - Care home learning disabilities without continuous staffing | 6bids · 1 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · CS4 - Care home mental health with continuous staffing | 6bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · CS5 - Care home learning disabilities with continuous staffing | 6bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · CS6 - Care home mental health & learning disabilities with continuous staffing | 6bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · CS7 - Care home with nursing mental health with continuous staffing | 6bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
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Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.