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Published 19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WAS-FTS-58858 - Clinical Model Transformation Evaluation

Official notice

Procurement agent: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT30.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025
Award (standstill) to Edge Hill University
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are looking a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to partner with the Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) and WAST and provide a comprehensive, collaborative and independent evaluation of the Clinical Model Transformation programme.

The successful bidder will have substantial experience of developing and deploying evaluation methodologies in a clinical setting, with a proven track record of evaluations, both within the UK and potentially internationally. They will also have a proven capability and track record of working collaboratively with providers in the unscheduled care sector and senior stakeholders in the health sector to produce robust evaluations that stand up to external scrutiny

The WAST Executive Director of Quality & Nursing and the JCC Director of 111Wales & Ambulance Commissioning have agreed six main components for the evaluation:-

Review Components

i. A Literature search of innovative and transformational change associated with urgent and emergency care remote assessment and ambulance sector;*

ii. Development and agreement of a robust evaluation methodology consistent with WAST's balanced scorecard and compliant with the Welsh Duty of Quality;

iii. Baselining current levels of patient safety, quality and performance intelligence;

iv. Application of the agreed methodology onto the different phases of the transformation, in particular, deployment of remote clinical screening, potential changes to call categorisation, deployment of a remote integrated care service (RICS), further development of these phases, in particular, a deepening of the transformation, after the initial step change;

v. Interim evaluation reporting at each phase; and

vi. A final comprehensive evaluation at the end of the programme

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement had been undertaken by the authority, and due to the introduction of new procurement legislation the preliminary market engagement notice only became available on the same week this notice is being published.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: option to extend for one (1) twelve (12) month periods, with the extension period being subject to supplier performance in line with Key Performance indicators (KPI’s) and contract reviews.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 2 Jun 2028
First published
19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
Last source update
21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 May 2025
Authority reference
WAS-FTS-58858
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010090
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eeee Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment terms are 30 days, all invoices must be submitted electronically and in line with NHS Wales' e-Trading Specification.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Mar 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    29 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £457,8981 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Edge Hill University3 Sept 2025 – 2 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: option to extend for one (1) twelve (12) month periods, with the extension period being subject to supplier performance in line with Key Performance indicators (KPI's) and contract reviews.£457,89815 Aug 2025standstill to 2 Sept 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RT4 William Brown Close, Cwmbran, Wales, NP44 3ABContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Edge Hill UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHYP-8666-RBNG St Helen's Road, Ormskirk, North West, L39 4QPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender