Official UK procurement notice
Level 4 Escalation Support
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted intervention)
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1External support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted…Awarded
External support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted intervention), in relation to Commissioning and contracting expertise, CHC clinical and operational expertise & External planning and transformation capacity and expertise.
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
- 3 Sept 2026, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- Authority reference
POW-DCO-62772- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083615- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f149Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award using framework reference NHS SBS 10517 - Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services.
Publisher note: Contract has been modified by an additional 275000 (WA Ref:170075)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts186 days ago14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published43 days ago3 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT THORNTON | — | — | Awarded |
| GRANT THORNTON | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Level 4 Escalation Support · GRANT THORNTON
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2026
- Value
- £825,000
- Period
- 14 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change Additional 275000 added for additional works identified, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Following the initial piece of work undertaken by Grant Thronton, there is now an additional requirement from the Health Board. It was agreed that re-procuring these services through a full competitive process would require significant time and resource investment to transfer system knowledge, onboard a new supplier, and validate data. As this would introduce unnecessary duplication, increased costs, and a heightened risk of delay to the delivery of the service and changes being proposed, a direct award ensured continuity of service, and the retention of specialist knowledge.
Contract 083471-2026-POW-DCO-62772-1 · GRANT THORNTON
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £550,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GRANT THORNTONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.