Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 22 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Planned Care Outsourcing - Ophthalmology

Official notice

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
Awarded value£23,667published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to New Medical Systems Ltd, SpaMedica2 awards
Contract term 2 moends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Planned Care Outsourcing of Ophthalmology Procedures to reduce patient waiting lists in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

CPV: Health services · Ophthalmologist 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 2 mo

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.

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 period: 1 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2025 (2 mo)
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: There is an option to extend cohort patients numbers beyond September 25 to 31st March 26, subject to further funding approval.

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, 17:06 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 14:07 BST
Authority reference
CAV-FCOWC-118269
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049851
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesOphthalmologist services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056431 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is an intention to award notice under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 ('the PSR Wales')

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(s) under a framework agreement call off with a competition, this notice serves as an award of contract under the PSR Wales. The award decision makers are relevant staff from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board involved in the provider selection process, these include the roles of General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Planned Care. The successful providers detailed within this notice have been selected as they have achieved the highest overall combined Technical, Commercial and Social Value scores from all providers that submitted a bid. The key criteria assessed as part of the technical section included the providers ability to meet the requirements within the specific timeframe, ability to recover any lost time, how safe and effective care would be delivered under the service, management of staff, managing issues within the service and ability to meet reporting requirements. The commercial section was assessed based on the lowest overall cost offered being awarded 50% with all other offers being scored on a relative scale to the lowest, and the social value scores awarded based on those provided to the supplier as part of the framework award. No providers were excluded from the procurement process with initial EOI followed by mini competition to those expressing an interest in the EOI No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process (WA Ref:154783)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 19 Aug 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 14:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £23,6671 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 25
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
New Medical Systems Ltd, SpaMedicajoint award£23,667 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
New Medical Systems Ltd, SpaMedicajoint award£23,667 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Planned Care Outsourcing - Ophthalmology · New Medical Systems Ltd, SpaMedica

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    £23,667
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
    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 modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: 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 042177-2025-CAV-FCOWC-118269-1 · New Medical Systems Ltd, SpaMedica

    Signed
    15 Jul 2025
    Value
    £23,667
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
25bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0——

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 Woodland House, Maes Y Coed Road, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • NEW MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier Forum 6, Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, UK, PO157PAContact phone
  • SPAMEDICA LTDAwarded supplier Spamedica House, 43 Churchgate, Bolton, UK, BL11HUContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.