Outsourcing of Orthopaedic Procedures (Hips and Knees)

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£797,263published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Circle Health Group Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hywel Dda University Health Board’s (HDUHB) Scheduled Care Directorate are seeking to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced Orthopaedic solution for hip and knee replacement procedures.

This notice highlights the Health Boards intention to award a contact based on a framework agreement with a competition.

The contract term will be from the 20th of October 2025 to the 31st of March 2027 with no option to extend.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award…Awarded

This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded based on a framework agreement with competition.

Delivery: Wales

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: 24 Sept 2025, 16:54 BST
Last source update: 24 Oct 2025, 10:28 BST
Authority reference: P0308 - HDD-MIN-59986
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-068072
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a17b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This award was completed via the NHS Wales Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Framework Agreement (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1a Outsourcing.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract 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 award to a provider under a framework agreement call off with a competition, this notice serves as an award of contract under the PSR Wales. The contract term will be from the 20th of October 2025 to the 31st of March 2027 with no option to extend. (WA Ref:156833)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £797,2631 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 5

Contracts signed 2latest 20 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Circle Health Group Limited	£797,263 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Circle Health Group Limited	£797,263 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Outsourcing of Orthopaedic Procedures (Hips and Knees) · Circle Health Group Limited
Signed
20 Oct 2025
Value
£797,263
Status
active
- Change Call off from a framework agreement with a competition 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: Call off from a framework agreement with a competition confirmation of contract award notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.
Contract 059432-2025-P0308 - HDD-MIN-59986-1 · Circle Health Group Limited
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£797,263
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier 1st Floor 30 Cannon Street, London, London, EC4M6XHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.