Official UK procurement notice
Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOutsourcing of Cataracts procedures for Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taff Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards
CPV: Health services · Hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a…Awarded
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition, a mini-competition has been conducted under NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Framework Agreement for Outsourcing / Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Reference Number: PRO-OJEULT-50776.
This mini-competition was run to establish a contract to cover Outsourcing to support the delivery of Cataracts Procedures in South East Wales for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cwm Taff Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards between December 2025 and the end of March 2026. The service is expected to be delivered regularly Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm during the period. The service will be delivered within 20 miles of the South East Wales Boarder.
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
- 4 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Authority reference
ABU-FCOWC-61236- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079682- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eea6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (PSR Wales) intention to award notice.
Publisher note: 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 decision makers by 11:59pm Friday 12th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales. Any providers that are party to the Framework Agreement for Outsourcing / Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Reference Number: PRO-OJEULT-50776 can send their representations in relation to this proposed award to [email protected] The award decision makers are relevant staff from health organisations involved in the provider selection process, these include the roles of Directorate managers and Ophthalmology Consultants. The successful providers detailed within this notice has been selected as they have achieved the highest overall combined Technical (55%), Commercial (30%), and Social Value (15%) scores from all providers that submitted a compliant 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 30% with all other offers being scored on a relative scale to the lowest, and 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. -No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process (WA Ref:158975)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Plus Group, SpaMedica, St Josephs Hospitaljoint award | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079682-2025-ABU-FCOWC-61236-1 · Practice Plus Group, SpaMedica, St Josephs Hospital
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWSSP Procurement Services (Hosted By Velindre NHS Trust)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Practice Plus GroupAwarded supplier
- SPAMEDICA LTDAwarded supplier
- St Josephs HospitalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.