Awarded· 3 Dec 2025
Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Torfaen, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2. It is a contract for other health and social care in Torfaen.
Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 11:58
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2. It is a contract for other health and social care in Torfaen. It was awarded on 3 December 2025. The contract value is £3,000,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 December 2025. The notice number is 079682-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05eea6.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process led by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, pertains to the "Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2" project. This project involves the outsourcing of cataract procedures for various Welsh University Health Boards including Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale, and Cwm Taff Bro Morgannwg.
Classified under the health services category, this tender is at the award stage but marks the beginning of the standstill period as per the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2025. Key decision-making for this £3,000,000 contract is dependent on the technical, commercial, and social value abilities of interested parties, with a deadline for representations set for 12th December 2025.
The services, expected to be operational between December 2025 and March 2026, will be delivered within 20 miles of South East Wales. The long-term vision to improve access and reduce health inequalities, coupled with the sustainable collaboration with these health boards, presents substantial growth potential within the healthcare outsourcing sector in Wales.
The notice in full
Outsourcing of Cataracts procedures for Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taff Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement with a competition, a mini-competition has been conducted under NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Framework Agreement for Outsourcing / Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services Reference Number: PRO-OJEULT-50776.
This mini-competition was run to establish a contract to cover Outsourcing to support the delivery of Cataracts Procedures in South East Wales for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Cwm Taff Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards between December 2025 and the end of March 2026.
The service is expected to be delivered regularly Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm during the period. The service will be delivered within 20 miles of the South East Wales Boarder.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- £3,000,000
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
- 079682-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eea6
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services; 85111000 - Hospital services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Torfaen
- Town
- Newport
- Postcode
- NP44 3HR
- Electoral ward
- Llantarnam
- Constituency
- Torfaen
- Delivery area
- Wales
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Gwent Valleys
- 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
- Alex Curley
- Address
- Cwmbran, NP44 3HR · 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/079682-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05eea6 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2
Who won the Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2 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 Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2 contract worth?
The contract value is £3,000,000.
Who is the buyer for Regional Cataracts Outsourcing 2?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Torfaen, Wales. The named contact is Alex Curley.
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