Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: CAV-FCOWC-118267

Title: Planned Care Outsourcing - Spines

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

16/12/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: /concession: 494 541.35  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to

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. The publication of this notice marks the award to a

provider(s) under a framework agreement call off with a competition, this notice serves as an award of contract under the PSR Wales.

The award decision makers are relevant staff from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board involved in the provider selection process,

these include the roles of General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Planned Care.

The successful providers detailed within this notice have been selected as they have achieved the highest overall combined Technical,

Commercial and Social Value scores from all providers that submitted a bid. The key criteria assessed as part of the technical section

included the providers ability to meet the requirements within the specific timeframe, ability to recover any lost time, how safe and

effective care would be delivered under the service, management of staff, managing issues within the service and ability to meet reporting

requirements. The commercial section was assessed based on the lowest overall cost offered being awarded 50% with all other offers being

scored on a relative scale to the lowest, and the social value scores awarded based on those provided to the supplier as part of the

framework award.

No providers were excluded from the procurement process with initial EOI followed by mini competition to those expressing an interest in

the EOI

No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process

(WA Ref:159797)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

24/12/2025

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

VII.1.1) Main CPV code

85100000

VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)

VII.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL22

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement

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.

VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start: 01/10/2025

End: 31/03/2026

VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: 494 541.35 GBP

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

VII.2) Information about modifications

VII.2.1) Description of the modifications

The original contract was awarded to two providers with 50% allocated to each for a combined total of 20 cases to be completed by end of September 2025 with options to extend cohort patients numbers beyond September 25 to 31st March 26, subject to further funding approval.

Q3 Agreed activity and contract value was awarded to Nuffield for 12 cases at a value of 90,115.00 GBP and Spire for 13 cases at a value of 97,837.00 GBP

Q4 Agreed activity and contract value was awarded to Nuffield for 30 cases at a value of 110,654.46 GBP and Spire for 30 cases at a value of 120,757.31 GBP

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

The original award included provision to further uplift activity for Q3 and Q4 subject to additional funding being confirmed

VII.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)

Value excluding VAT: 75 177.58 Currency: GBP

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: 494 541.35 Currency: GBP