Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF PLANNED, EMERGENCY AND END OF LIFE PALLIATIVE RESPITE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WALES
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) acts as the lead organisation for a long established Consortium of Welsh Health Boards: Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Hywel Dda, Powys Teaching and Swansea Bay, working collectively since 2011 to ensure a safe, specialist and sustainable model of palliative respite care for children with life shortening and life limiting conditions across Wales.
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) acts as the lead organisation for a…Awarded
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) acts as the lead organisation for a long established Consortium comprising:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB)
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB)
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB)
The Consortium, formed in 2011, was established to secure a safe, specialist and sustainable model of planned, emergency and end of life palliative respite care for children with life shortening or life limiting conditions across Wales. This includes the provision of hospice stays for symptom management, crisis and emergency respite, end of life care, alongside community based and home based support to meet
individual clinical needs. The service model ensures that children and their families receive coordinated, compassionate care throughout the child’s life and, where needed, into bereavement.
Tŷ Hafan is the only provider in Wales able to deliver this integrated combination of specialist paediatric palliative care across hospice,home, hospital, and community settings. As a dedicated children’s hospice, Tŷ Hafan offers expert clinical support to children and young people with complex, rare or undiagnosed life shortening conditions, ensuring care that is fully personalised to their physical, emotional
and social needs.
For the reasons detailed above the intention is to award to Tŷ Hafan as the existing provider following Direct Award Process 1. The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years in 12 months increments. It is estimated that the contract will be to the value of approximately 1.8millionGBP including the extension options.
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
- 8 Apr 2026, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 16:23 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DAP1-(25-26) 211- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043168- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e5dFind 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 17th April 2026. 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) contract modification notice, 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 modified Tŷ Hafan is the only provider in Wales able to deliver this integrated combination of specialist paediatric palliative care across hospice, home, hospital, and community settings. As a dedicated children’s hospice, Tŷ Hafan offers expert clinical support to children and young people with complex, rare or undiagnosed life shortening conditions, ensuring care that is fully personalised to their physical, emotional and social needs. The award decision makers are relevant staff from the Consortium Health Boards involved in the provider selection process, these include the roles of General Manager, Lead Commissioner and Clinical Staff. No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process. There are no other providers in Wales able to undertake the service provision required and therefore no other providers were considered. (WA Ref:164804)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Hafan | £1,800,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Ty Hafan | £1,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PROVISION OF PLANNED, EMERGENCY AND END OF LIFE PALLIATIVE RESPITE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WALES · Ty Hafan
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
- Change This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) contract modification notice, 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 modified with a commencement date of 1st May 2026., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) contract modification notice, 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 modified
Contract 032099-2026-CAV-DAP1-(25-26) 211-1 · Ty Hafan
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,800,000
- 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- Ty HafanAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.