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Awarded· 20 Feb 2025

Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Carmarthenshire, Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures. It is a contract for other health and social care in Carmarthenshire.

Source: Sell2Wales, published 16 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice · 00:00

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  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice · 00:00

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures. It is a contract for other health and social care in Carmarthenshire. The contract went to New Medical Systems. It was awarded on 20 February 2025. The contract value is £985,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Sell2Wales published it on 16 April 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-kuma6s-148328.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has awarded a contract for the completion of care pathways for cataract procedures. The tender, titled "Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures," falls under the health industry category and will be executed in locations including Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The contract is in the award stage, with a procurement method of limited procedure justified by technical reasons. The contract commences on 1st April 2025 and aims to complete the care pathways of patients previously transferred under an earlier contract.

The full cohort of patients is expected to have been transferred by 21st February 2025, with the completion of services anticipated by 31st October 2025 and allowances for extension until 31st March 2026. The award was signed on 20th February 2025 and is valued at £985,000.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), like the awarded supplier, NEW MEDICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED, which participated and won the tender, exemplify the kind of agile, specialised businesses well-suited for such contracts.

The notice in full

Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025 There will be no patients transferred by BCUHB to the provider after 31st March 2025

Lots (1)

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    Lot 1Complete

    Provision for the support for the delivery of Cataract procedures for the completed pathways, for all patients transferred via BCUHB up until 31st March 2025. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has identified the need for additional services to support its Elective Recovery Plan. The short-term goal is increasing capacity to address the backlog of patients who have been waiting more than 52 weeks from referral.

    It is anticipated that the contract will be completed by 31st October 2025 however this contract will allow for the provision of services as detailed in this Notice until 31st March 2026

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
New Medical Systems
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Sell2Wales
Awardee scale
SME
Buyer's portal
Sell2Wales

Values

Contracts value
£985,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Contracts
Active

Not stated in the notice: awards.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-148328
CPV code
85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) is based in Carmarthenshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Carmarthenshire
Town
Llandudno
Postcode
LL17 0JL
Electoral ward
Carmarthen Town West
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Delivery area
Cheshire
Region
Wales
Sub-region
South West Wales
Area
Mid and South West Wales
Country
Wales
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
Category
Services
Contact
Ian Emptage, Teifion Cole
Phone
+44 1443848585, +44 2921501063
Address
St.asaph, LL17 0JL · Wales · Wales
Call +44 1443848585, +44 2921501063

Awarded supplier

Supplier
New Medical Systems
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures

Who won the Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures contract?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to New Medical Systems on 20 February 2025.

How much is the Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures contract worth?

The contract value is £985,000.

Who is the buyer for Completion of Care Pathways for Cataract Procedures?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The named contact is Ian Emptage, Teifion Cole, on +44 1443848585, +44 2921501063.

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