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Published 22 Jul 2025, 09:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Outsourcing ENT Procedures HDDA-DCO-59614

Official notice

Authority: Hywel Dda University Health Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL14)

Awarded value£158,959published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Practice Plus Group3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) intend to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced solution for ENT procedures.

CPV: ENT or audiologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

85121240 ENT or audiologist services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jul 2025, 09:43 BST
Last source update: 26 May 2026, 11:59 BST
Authority reference: HDDA-DCO-59614
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-048611
Classification (CPV): ENT or audiologist services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056372 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 31st July 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31st July 2025 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales. The procurement was initiated utilising NHS Wales’s Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1b Outsourcing via a direct award following receipt of expressions of interest which had been cascaded through the ranked providers on the framework. (WA Ref:165582)

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
26 May 2026, 11:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £158,9591 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 7 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Practice Plus Group	£158,959 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Practice Plus Group	£158,959 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Practice Plus Group	£158,959 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 041842-2025-HDDA-DCO-59614-1 · Practice Plus Group
Signed
7 Jul 2025
Value
£158,959
Status
active
Outsourcing ENT Procedures HDDA-DCO-59614 · Practice Plus Group
Signed
7 Jul 2025
Value
£158,959
Status
active
- Change Contract Authority has been updated, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Contract Authority has been updated
Outsourcing ENT Procedures HDDA-DCO-59614 · Practice Plus Group
Signed
7 Jul 2025
Value
£158,959
Status
active
- Change Contract Authority has been updated, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Contract Authority has been updated

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Hywel Dda University Local Health Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcare Second Floor, Block C, Government Buildings, Picton Terrace, Carmarthen, UK, SA31 3BTContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Cardiff, UKContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Practice Plus GroupAwarded supplier Unit 6, Napier Court, Napier Road, Reading, UK, RG18BWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.