Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Women's Termination Services
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of surgical termination of pregnancy for patients beyond 18 weeks gestation.
CPV: Medical specialist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract procurement process was a Direct Award Process 2 for the provision of…Awarded
The contract procurement process was a Direct Award Process 2 for the provision of surgical terminations of pregnancy for all Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) patients who require an abortion beyond 18 weeks gestation.
The provision location was in Cardiff, but has had to be relocated to the provider's alternative facility in Birmingham. This is expected to be a temporary measure while a new facility in Cardiff is progressed. The additional travelling to the Birmingham site has subsequently increased patient travelling costs, which is predicted to exceed the awarded contract value.
This modification to the contract has been recorded through a Contract Change Notice CCN. It is to record the change in provision location and to increase the initial contract value by a further 50%, the increase to the contract value is a non committal maximum value.
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
- 20 Nov 2025, 10:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:38 BST
- Authority reference
SBU-DAP2-61009- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e509Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The provider is the only provider currently listed on the Welsh framework with the capability and capacity to deliver surgical terminations beyond 18 weeks gestation, ensuring continuity of care, compliance with procurement regulations, and avoiding disruption to a clinically essential service.
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 the Direct Award Process 2, this notice serves as an award of contract under the PSR Wales. Date of contract award: 30/11/2025 Contract Term: 01/12/2025 to 01/12/2028 Award decision-makers: Craig Wilson - Deputy Chief Operating Officer No providers were excluded, but this procurement process is a Direct Award Process 2 so no other providers were invited. The awarded provider is not an excluded provider because it was considered necessary to protect public health. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decisions. (WA Ref:169899)
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated1 Sept 2026, 12:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPAS | £120,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| BPAS | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
| BPAS | £1 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 075505-2025-SBU-DAP2-61009-1 · BPAS
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2025
- Value
- £120,000
- Status
- active
Provision of Women's Termination Services · BPAS
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
- Change This modification to the contract has been recorded through a Contract Change Notice CCN. It is to record the change in provision location and to increase the initial contract value by a further 50%, the increase to the contract value is a non committal maximum value. The provision location was in Cardiff, but has had to be relocated to the provider's alternative facility in Birmingham. This is expected to be a temporary measure while a new facility in Cardiff is progressed. The additional travelling for patients to the Birmingham site has subsequently increased patient travelling costs, which is predicted to exceed the awarded contract value. The addition of a further 50% contract value will allow continuation of services at the alternative facility whilst a new facility in Cardiff is being progressed., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Modification required to ensure contract compliance due to the unforeseen change in provision location which is expected to be a temporary measure.
Provision of Women's Termination Services · BPAS
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
- Change Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.