Official UK procurement notice
SOCIAL PRESCRIBING DIGITAL PLATFORM
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital Platform to support primary care referrals into community services, including system access, reporting, integration with clinical systems, and ongoing technical support.
CPV: Software-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract has been awarded for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital…AwardedRenewal
The contract has been awarded for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital Platform to support the Health Board’s primary care, community, and third‑sector referral pathways. The platform will enable healthcare professionals, link workers, and community partners to make, manage, and monitor referrals to non‑clinical wellbeing services, ensuring a consistent and efficient digital pathway for social prescribing activity.
The awarded solution provides end‑to‑end referral management functionality, including assessment and outcome tracking, service directory management, reporting dashboards, and real‑time analytics. The system also supports integration with existing clinical software to ensure safe and seamless information sharing across services, helping to reduce administrative workload and improve coordination between providers.
The scope of the contract includes system access, onboarding, configuration, technical support, routine maintenance, user training, and system enhancements as required. The platform will help strengthen social prescribing pathways, improve the quality and consistency of referral data, and enhance access to community‑based support for patients across the Health Board area.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) runs Software-related services (CPV 7226) tenders for its clients, and who usually turns up
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) procures on behalf of other bodies; its record below covers every client it has tendered for, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software-related services (CPV 7226) →
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
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Half of these awards were announced within 57 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid20% / 27%
2–360% / 30%
4–620% / 21%
7+0% / 22%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate50% / 57%
Within ±2%27% / 25%
Above estimate23% / 18%
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Lot #1The contract has been awarded for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital…CPV 7226Published estimate£70k
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1 bid15%
2–341%
4–620%
7+24%
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Where the award price may land.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Direct award proposed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 22 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DCO-(25-26) 310- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031503- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fbc9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
A direct award has been made to ensure continuity of service and compliance with procurement regulations. The Health Board has awarded a 12‑month contract to the incumbent supplier, Access UK, via the CCS G‑Cloud 14 Framework (Lot 2: Cloud Software – RM1557.14). A review of requirements, a Digital Marketplace search, and an assessment of shortlisted options confirmed that Access UK remains the most suitable provider, due to existing system integrations and the cost, disruption, and operational risk associated with migrating to an alternative platform at this time.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:163572)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMT
- Market engagement270 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
As part of this pre‑market engagement activity, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will host a pre‑market engagement session on Tuesday, 20th January 2026. During this session, interested suppliers will participate in discussions and can provide short, informal demonstrations of their digital solutions. The purpose of the session is to understand market capability and explore how potential platforms could meet the Health Board’s requirements for a future social prescribing system. Discussions will cover key areas such as system functionality, integration with clinical systems, data capture, reporting, implementation, and ongoing support. Participation will not be assessed and offers no advantage in any future procurement process. Full details, including timings and participation arrangements, will be shared with suppliers who express an interest.
To register your interest, please contact Marisa Riley at [email protected].
- Tender notice expected264 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published196 days ago7 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Dec 2025, 15:29 GMTUK2
- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Apr 2026, 14:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access UK Ltd | £43,863 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031503-2026-CAV-DCO-(25-26) 310-1 · Access UK Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £43,863
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
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 noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACCESS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender