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Published 4 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Post Registration Clinical Management Education

Official notice

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

Direct award
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£180,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Health Board is committed to supporting the development of a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering safe, effective, and advanced patient care. As part of this commitment, the Health Board is seeking to secure high-quality post-registration academic education that aligns with clinical service needs and supports staff progression into enhanced, advanced practice and consultant level practice.

The programme includes tailored clinical assessment modules such as generic, paediatric-specific, advanced assessment, and minor illness and incorporates non-medical prescribing. Learners on the Advanced Clinical

Practitioner (ACP) route can complete a 60-credit advanced practice portfolio as a dissertation, aligning academic learning with clinical competencies. For those pursuing alternative professional pathways, a work-based project dissertation provides a relevant and practical alternative, broadening the programme's applicability across the wider workforce.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
80430000 Adult-education services at university level

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
4 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST
Last source update
27 Nov 2025, 13:54 GMT
Authority reference
CAV-DIR (25-26) 86
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077696
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059446 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The proposed contract with Cardiff University will be awarded via direct award under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, Section 7 (a)(b) - Additional or Repeat Goods, Services or Works. A change of provider at this stage would disrupt clinical workforce development plans and create significant operational challenges. Many learners are mid-way through Cardiff University's MSc programmes or have accumulated credits through standalone modules that are uniquely structured in 30-credit blocks, making the university the only institution locally able to integrate those credits into a full MSc. Transferring to another provider would risk the loss of those credits, duplicate learning, delay qualification timelines, and introduce unnecessary additional costs

Review and risk notes
Risks

Future funding continuity for postgraduate education remains uncertain beyond this proposed contract and is subject to national workforce planning and budget allocation cycles. The evolving nature of clinical roles, regulatory

requirements, and professional accreditation standards may also influence programme content and participation over time.

Unexpected developments such as shifts in national education policy, changes in Higher Education delivery models, or broader system pressures (e.g. staffing crises, public health emergencies) could impact programme

accessibility or relevance in ways not currently anticipated.

There is a well-established need for advanced clinical education to meet service demands, retain skilled staff, and support leadership development. The current cohort of learners requires uninterrupted access to Cardiff University programmes to complete qualifications already underway.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 13:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARDIFF UNIVERSITYPostgraduate Clinical Management Education Courses6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2028£180,000—Awarded

Contracts

  • Postgraduate Clinical Management Education Courses · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

    Signed
    26 Nov 2025
    Value
    £180,000
    Period
    27 Nov 2025 – 5 Oct 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PXWV-6492-CGMN Woodland House, Maes-y-coed Road., Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4HHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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