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Summary, notice description and lot information
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has initiated a procurement process under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The process involves an intention to award notice for a call-off contract under a framework agreement with competition. The contract pertains to health and social work services, specifically under the National Collaborative Framework for Adults in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing.
This call-off covers the NHS and local authorities in Wales, focusing on a proposed placement between Pembrokeshire County Council and Shaw Healthcare Group Limited. The notice marks the start of a standstill period with representations required by 29th July 2025. The location of the procurement is within the region of Wales (UKL), and the procurement method is an open procedure.
The contract is currently in the award stage but has yet to be formally finalised. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in mental health and learning disabilities care. Such businesses can leverage this opportunity for growth by competing in a structured, framework-based environment.
Organisations that pride themselves on high-quality assurance, competitive pricing, and innovative approaches to collaboration and service sustainability would be well-suited to this process. Additionally, businesses that focus on social responsibility and have proposals to enhance community benefits will find this contract particularly relevant. As the tender prioritises improving access and reducing health inequalities, providers with available resources in the specified geographical area will have a competitive edge.
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition. Under the National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Service and Local Authorities in Wales, a placement is proposed between Pembrokeshire County Council and Shaw Healthcare Group Limited. This proposed placement is initiated under Lot CS 7 (Care Home with nursing, mental health, with continuous staffing) 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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