Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hywel Dda University Local Health Board
Second Floor, Block C, Government Buildings, Picton Terrace
Carmarthen
SA31 3BT
UK
Contact person: Sian John
Telephone: +44 2921501500
E-mail: sian.john4@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Outsourcing ENT Procedures HDDA-DCO-59614
Reference number: HDDA-DCO-59614
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121240
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121240
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) intend to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced solution for ENT procedures.
The Health Board has been allocated funds this year to deliver the upon Welsh Government (WG) targets with regards to referral to treatment times (RTT) and reducing waiting list initiatives (WLI). A prime concern for the Health Board is to treat patients as close to home as possible and therefore deliver outsourcing solutions as close to the Health Board’s boundaries as possible. Also, experience of assessing patient willingness to travel has strongly indicated that closer locations will likely have a higher uptake.
The Health Board require an outsourced package for an estimated volume of up to 85 cases for ENT procedures. Full packages of care are expected to be delivered, to include pre-assessment, treatment, and follow-up, as necessary.
The procurement was initiated utilising NHS Wales’s Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1b Outsourcing via a direct award following receipt of expressions of interest which had been cascaded through the ranked providers on the framework.
The estimated contract value is GBP 158 959.35 ex VAT, with the contract to being in August 2025, and to expire 31st March 2027.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 20
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-041842
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: HDDA-DCO-59614
Title: Outsourcing ENT Procedures HDDA-DCO-59614
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
07/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Practice Plus Group
Unit 6, Napier Court, Napier Road
Reading
RG18BW
UK
Telephone: +44 3339992570
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 158 959.35
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to 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 start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 31st July 2025 to sian.john4@wales.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
The procurement was initiated utilising NHS Wales’s Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1b Outsourcing via a direct award following receipt of expressions of interest which had been cascaded through the ranked providers on the framework.
(WA Ref:165582)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/05/2026
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
85121240
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) intend to award a contract to deliver an Outsourced solution for ENT procedures.
The Health Board has been allocated funds this year to deliver the upon Welsh Government (WG) targets with regards to referral to treatment times (RTT) and reducing waiting list initiatives (WLI). A prime concern for the Health Board is to treat patients as close to home as possible and therefore deliver outsourcing solutions as close to the Health Board’s boundaries as possible. Also, experience of assessing patient willingness to travel has strongly indicated that closer locations will likely have a higher uptake.
The Health Board require an outsourced package for an estimated volume of up to 85 cases for ENT procedures. Full packages of care are expected to be delivered, to include pre-assessment, treatment, and follow-up, as necessary.
The procurement was initiated utilising NHS Wales’s Framework Agreement for Outsourcing/Insourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostic Services (OJEU ref PRO-OJEULT-50776) under Lot 1b Outsourcing via a direct award following receipt of expressions of interest which had been cascaded through the ranked providers on the framework.
The estimated contract value is GBP 158 959.35 ex VAT, with the contract to being in August 2025, and to expire 31st March 2027.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 20
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 158 959.35 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Practice Plus Group
Unit 6, Napier Court, Napier Road
Reading
RG18BW
UK
Telephone: +44 3339992570
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Contract Authority has been updated
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Contract Authority has been updated
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: 158 959.35 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 158 959.35 Currency: GBP