Official UK procurement notice
THE PROVISION OF PAEDIATRIC DENTAL GENERAL ANAESTHETIC SERVICE
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Paediatric Dental General Anaesthesia is a necessity and the Health Board has no other options available to safely deliver the service.
Due to theatre capacity constraints the Health Board is unable to provide this service in house. The service cannot be provided in a General Dental Practice environment as this requires a specialist service with the facilities and qualified staff to deliver the anaesthetic.
The service specification defines the outcomes, standards of care and requirements essential for delivering a Paediatric Dental General Anaesthesia Service for children and young adults (3 – 17 years of age) resident in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area, driven by the children’s needs, their best long-term interests, and minimises risks to them as individuals. The objectives of this service specification are to ensure care is: consistent with relevant national and SBUHB guidelines and policies and recognised best practice. Provided in a safe environment, by individuals who are competent to deliver the needs of the patient and in the patient’s long-term best interests.
The service must be provided within the Swansea Bay footprint. Currently there remains only one specialist provider in Swansea. Parkway Clinic Ltd have the appropriate facilities and qualified staff, to provide the specialist service in line with the service specification.
CPV: Dental practice and related services · Dental-practice services · Medical specialist services · Paediatric services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline 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) buys Dental practice and related services (CPV 8513), and who usually turns up
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)’s own published record, 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: Dental practice and related services (CPV 8513) →
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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.
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Half of these awards were announced within 43 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid80% / 32%
2–313% / 53%
4–66% / 5%
7+0% / 11%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate29% / 0%
Within ±2%57% / 100%
Above estimate14% / 0%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 8513Published estimate£832k
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1 bid32%
2–353%
4–65%
7+11%
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Where the award price may land.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Paul John JonesEarlier contract | POW-CP-59433 - Provision of General Dental Services - Crickhowellnotice published Feb 2026 | — | £320k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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About this data
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
42% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
42% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (42% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
POW-CP-59433 - Provision of General Dental Services - Crickhowell — held by Paul John Jones; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Dec 2025, 15:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 15:14 GMT
- Authority reference
SBU-MSPP-61603- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085487- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fbc2Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intended approach 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.’ This will be awarded following the Most Suitable Provider Process. The contract will be with Parkway Clinic Limited for a Two Year Duration, from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The Decision Maker on behalf of the Health Board is Mrs Sam Page, Head of Primary Care. (WA Ref:159744)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published304 days ago22 Dec 2025, 15:14 GMT
- Tender notice expected204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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