Official UK procurement notice
Secondment fees for Provision of Lived Experience
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust - : Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)
This notice concerns the extension of a funding agreement with Cardiff People First (CPF), appointed for their strong track record in employing people with learning disabilities (LD). CPF can legally apply positive action in recruitment to prioritise candidates with LD and lived experience, a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice concerns the extension of a funding agreement with Cardiff People First (CPF), appointed for their strong track record in employing people with learning disabilities (LD). CPF can legally apply positive action in recruitment to prioritise candidates with LD and lived experience, a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. Lived experience is essential for the funded roles.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff People FirstVCSE1325 - Secondment fees for Provision of Lived Experience 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 | £68,647 | — | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 15:01 BST
- Authority reference
CAVSTA 202526 3- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029942- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052c8dFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published4 Jun 2025, 15:01 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cardiff People FirstAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender