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Official UK procurement notice

Optometry Education · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Procurement agent: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.

Direct award
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£155,250published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded a direct contract to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care. Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver the Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry. Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
80000000 Education and training services

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
7 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST
Authority reference
HEIW-STA-805
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045128
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded a direct contract to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care. Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry. Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £155,2501 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY22 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£155,25026 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Optometry Education · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

    Signed
    29 Jul 2025
    Value
    £155,250
    Period
    22 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRNH-7564-JLCQ HEIW, Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff, Wales, CF15 7QQContact name, email, phone

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHVT-4343-HWYR Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender