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Awarded· 16 Dec 2007

Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees

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 Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff.

Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2007

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:35

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  3. 2025

    Award notice updated

    Award Notice · 16:01

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  4. 2025

    Contract starts

  5. 2025

    Award notice updated

    Award Notice · 16:49

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  6. 2026

    Contract ends

    0½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff. It was awarded on 16 December 2007. The contract value is £1,577,796. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 23 December 2025. The notice number is 085986-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056400.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has conducted a procurement process under the Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) for health services specifically targeted at orthopaedic hips and knees, as outlined by the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

This procurement focuses on planned care outsourcing to reduce patient waiting lists and involves a call off from a framework agreement with a competition. The procurement covers services up to 31st March 2026, with the contract period beginning on 1st October 2025.

This strategic initiative aims to uplift the original contract value through a Confirmation of Change Notice (CCN), ensuring continued quality service delivery in the Health services sector, particularly in the UK region of Cardiff (UKL22). The procurement strategy favours providers who demonstrate a high level of technical, commercial, and social value scores, ensuring only top-notch service providers gain awards.

The notice in full

Planned Care Outsourcing of Orthopaedic Hips/Knees Procedures to reduce patient waiting lists in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award notice for an uplift in contract value via a CCN to the original contract in line with the initial notice published to cover services up to 31st March 2026 subject to further funding being approved. This contract has been awarded under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

    For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded based on a framework agreement with competition.

    Call off from a framework agreement with a competition confirmation of contract award notice, this notice outlines a modification of contract in line with the CCN for additional activity and value awarded for Q3 and Q4.

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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
30 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
3

Procedure

Notice type
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
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large
Buyer's portal
Sell2Wales

Values

Contracts value
£1,577,796

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
085986-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056400
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85121283 - Orthopaedic 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 Cardiff. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Cardiff
Town
Cardiff
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Electoral ward
Heath
Constituency
Cardiff North
Delivery area
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Sub-region
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Area
South East Wales
Country
Wales
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
Category
Services
Contact
Sarah Yellen
Address
Cardiff, CF14 4HH · Wales · Wales

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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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 Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees

Who won the Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees contract worth?

The contract value is £1,577,796. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).

Who is the buyer for Planned Care Outsourcing - Orthopaedic Hips/Knees?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Cardiff, Wales. The named contact is Sarah Yellen.

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