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Published 14 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Network 75 Placement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Public Health Wales NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£56,888published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to University of South Wales

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Notice is to inform the market of the intention to award a contract to the University Of South Wales for the provision Of the Network 75 Scheme. Network 75 is a combined work placement and part-time study route to a degree, allowing students to Work, Earn and Learn. The Network 75 scheme facilitates the supply of a student trainee over a 5-year period. The student attends university twice per week and the operational placement within the applicable organisation three times a week during term time. The attendance to the operational placement increases to 5 days per week during university holidays.

NHS Wales Performance and Improvement Value Transformation division benefits from a motivated person who will develop into a valuable member of staff, through academic learning, alongside practical work experience and clear objectives. For the individual to remain on the scheme, they are required to pass annual exams, fully participate in an experiential rotational placement, with clear objectives to be assessed via an annual joint appraisal with the University of South Wales.

The Network 75 scheme gives people from underprivileged backgrounds an opportunity to obtain a university degree without going into significant debt. Value Transformation is utilising this scheme, alongside other organisations across NHS Wales to support equitable access to the population across Wales, and the citizens NHS Wales provides services to.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
Authority reference
PHW-DIR (26-27) 127
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097125
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07874a Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £56,8881 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of South Wales2 Nov 2026 – 31 Aug 2029£56,88814 Oct 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Public Health Wales NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4 BZContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of South WalesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWX-4677-HTMN 1 Llantwit Road, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender