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Cymraeg

UK6

Optometry Education

  • First published: 17 July 2025
  • Last modified: 17 July 2025
  • Version: 1

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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5
Published by:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Authority ID:
AA0221
Publication date:
17 July 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK6
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)awards a contract directly to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care.

Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry.

Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

HEIW-STA-805

Procurement description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)awards a contract directly to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care.

Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry.

Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

Contracting authority

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: HEIW, Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF15 7QQ

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRNH-7564-JLCQ

Contact name: SAIRAM KUNURI

Email: sairam.kunuri@wales.nhs.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Cardiff University

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Main Building, Park Place

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF10 3AT

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVT-4343-HWYR

Email: StephensonCJ1@cardiff.ac.uk

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract

Optometry Education

ID: 1

Status: Pending

Related lots

1

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

29 July 2025, 23:59PM

Value

155250 GBP Excluding VAT

186300 GBP Including VAT

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Delivery regions

  • UKL - Wales

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

22 September 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2026, 23:59PM

Suppliers

  • GB-PPON-PHVT-4343-HWYR

Coding

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Delivery locations

ID Description
1000 WALES

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Notice details
Publication date:
07 July 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK5
Version:
1
Authority name:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Publication date:
17 July 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK6
Version:
1
Authority name:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Publication date:
01 August 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK7
Version:
1
Authority name:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

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