Awarded· 17 Dec 2025
Ophthalmology Insourcing
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Cardiff, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Ophthalmology Insourcing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 12:30
View notice2026
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
0 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Ophthalmology Insourcing. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff. The contract went to Healthcare Business Solutions. It was awarded on 17 December 2025. The awarded value is £350,000. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0 years.
It is run as a direct award. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 December 2025. The notice number is 083797-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f7c3.
Summary of the contracting process
This procurement process involves the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, operating under Velindre University NHS Trust, located in Cardiff, UK. The procurement concerns "Ophthalmology Insourcing" services, which are crucial for facilitating health services within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.
The procurement method employed is a direct award under the NHS SBS SBS10203 framework owing to the urgent need and time-critical nature to ensure patient treatment. The process has reached the award stage as of 17 December 2025, with thorough consideration for health and social work services classified under CPV code 85000000. The contract is valued at £398,000 gross, with a scheduled signature date milestone due by 1 January 2026.
SME entities, like Healthcare Business Solutions UK Ltd based in Nottingham, are well-suited to leverage this contract, given their capacity to provide insourcing services quickly and efficiently due to the urgency involved. The awarded contract is part of the framework designed to protect life, suggesting a focus on delivering impactful healthcare solutions.
The notice in full
Ophthalmology Insourcing required 01/01/2026 - 31/03/2026 within Aneurin Bevan UHB, direct award via NHS SBS SBS10203
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 5 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2026 (0 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
- Awarded to
- Healthcare Business Solutions
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Awards value
- £350,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Pending
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 083797-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f7c3
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF14 3UZ
- Electoral ward
- Gabalfa
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Melanie Lloyd
- Phone
- +441495465432
- Address
- Cardiff, CF14 3UZ · Wales · Wales
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Healthcare Business Solutions
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £350,000
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083797-2025
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05f7c3 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Ophthalmology Insourcing
Who won the Ophthalmology Insourcing contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Healthcare Business Solutions on 17 December 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Ophthalmology Insourcing contract worth?
The awarded value is £350,000. The contract runs from 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 (0 years).
Who is the buyer for Ophthalmology Insourcing?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Cardiff, Wales. The named contact is Melanie Lloyd, on +441495465432.
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