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Summary, notice description and lot information
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is in the process of awarding a contract under the Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) Regulations 2025. This intention to award notice pertains to a call-off contract within the National Collaborative Framework for Adult Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and CAMHS Hospital Services. The specific industry category is health and social work services.
This procurement is based on an open procedure stemming from a framework agreement with competition, and it involves a placement proposed between Manx Care of Nobles Hospital, Isle of Man, and Cygnet Health Care Limited. The standstill period for representations by providers ends on 28th July 2025. The geographic focus for this opportunity is the region of the UK, with particular emphasis on health service contracts under CPV classification 85000000.
This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in healthcare service provision, particularly those with strengths in quality assurance and price competitiveness within controlled egress environments for mental health patients. Businesses that can demonstrate a capacity to meet regulatory requirements and collaborate effectively to sustain services could find this to be a rewarding opportunity. Companies with expertise in enhancing patient outcomes, reducing health inequalities, and offering community benefits would be well-suited candidates for similar tenders under NHS Wales's strategic procurement framework.
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition. Under the National Collaborative Framework for Adult Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and CAMHS Hospital Services, a placement is proposed between Manx Care of Nobles Hospital, Isle of Man and Cygnet Health Care Limited. This proposed placement is initiated under Lot 11 (Lockable Rehabilitation (Controlled Egress) - MH Male) of the Framework Agreement as a potential call-off contract. The proposed call off requirement was considered with the basic selection and key criterion as detailed below. Framework providers were evaluated by Commissioners, responsible for a patient placement, under the CAARE criteria to determine (i) under which Framework Lot the Patient's care requirement falls and (ii) the number of observations hours required to meet the patients' needs by Enhanced Packages of Care / Additional Services. This was assessed under the following key criterion as stated in PSR Wales Regulations 2025 and aligned within the Framework; 1. Quality - Assurance rating, in the order of the Hospital / Unit with the highest Quality Assurance Rating first within the applicable Framework lot. 2. Value - Framework Ranking by price - in the order of lowest composite price Hospital / Unit within the applicable framework lot. 3. Collaboration and service sustainability - Exact clinical, geographical and social needs of the Patient, including patient outcomes. 4. Improving access and reducing health inequalities - Availability of beds in Hospital / Units within the required Framework Lot and within pre-agreed radius significant to a patient. 5. Social Responsibility - review of a providers community benefits proposal. The length of the placement is based on patient need and therefore, is undetermined at present. The supplier is a current provider on the framework and this notice refers to a new placement. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales. Additional information: Under Regulation 23(1) of the PSR, a relevant authority is not required to publish information under these Regulations if the relevant authority is satisfied that the information is sensitive commercial information and there is no overriding public interest in its being published. Due to this, please note, a nominal value has been stated to allow notice publication.
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