Awarded· 14 Jul 2025
Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines
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 - Spines. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 15:23
View notice2025
Award notice updated
Award Notice · 07:54
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice updated
Award Notice · 09:54
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cardiff. It was awarded on 14 July 2025. The contract value is £644,896. 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 24 December 2025. The notice number is 086063-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05609f.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has recently confirmed the awarding of a contract for "Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines" under the Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales). This award, focusing on the health services industry, specifically orthopaedic services within the Cardiff (UKL22) region, involves a framework agreement with competitive call-offs.
The contract is effective from 1st October 2025 and aims to deliver healthcare services until 31st March 2026, subject to additional funding approval. The procurement process followed the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025, circumventing the need to adhere to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023, with Nuffield Health and Spire Cardiff Hospital being the successful suppliers based on comprehensive technical, commercial, and social value assessments.
The framework agreement allows for scalability and an extended operational period until March 2026, pending funding confirmations, thus offering potential for sustained business growth. This tender is especially suited for enterprises capable of managing patient care pathways and reducing waiting lists efficiently within the stipulated timeframes.
The notice in full
Planned Care Outsourcing of Spinal Procedures to reduce patient waiting lists in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Lots (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.
Key facts
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
- £644,896
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
- 086063-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05609f
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85121283 - Orthopaedic services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
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.
Documents and links
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidsell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086063-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05609f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines
Who won the Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines 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 - Spines contract worth?
The contract value is £644,896. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines?
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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