Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
2nd Floor Woodland House, Maes Y Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Telephone: +44 2921500648
E-mail: jane.boult@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
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROVISION OF PLANNED, EMERGENCY AND END OF LIFE PALLIATIVE RESPITE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WALES
Reference number: CAV-DAP1-(25-26) 211
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) acts as the lead organisation for a long established Consortium of Welsh Health Boards: Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Hywel Dda, Powys Teaching and Swansea Bay, working collectively since 2011 to ensure a safe, specialist and sustainable model of palliative respite care for children with life shortening and life limiting conditions across Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) acts as the lead organisation for a long established Consortium comprising:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB)
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB)
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB)
The Consortium, formed in 2011, was established to secure a safe, specialist and sustainable model of planned, emergency and end of life palliative respite care for children with life shortening or life limiting conditions across Wales. This includes the provision of hospice stays for symptom management, crisis and emergency respite, end of life care, alongside community based and home based support to meet individual clinical needs. The service model ensures that children and their families receive coordinated, compassionate care throughout the child’s life and, where needed, into bereavement.
Tŷ Hafan is the only provider in Wales able to deliver this integrated combination of specialist paediatric palliative care across hospice, home, hospital, and community settings. As a dedicated children’s hospice, Tŷ Hafan offers expert clinical support to children and young people with complex, rare or undiagnosed life shortening conditions, ensuring care that is fully personalised to their physical, emotional and social needs.
For the reasons detailed above the intention is to award to Tŷ Hafan as the existing provider following Direct Award Process 1. The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years in 12 months increments. It is estimated that the contract will be to the value of approximately 1.8millionGBP including the extension options.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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 the relevant authority by 17th April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CAV-DAP1-(25-26) 211
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ty Hafan
Hayes Road
Sully
CF645XX
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
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 17th April 2026 to jane.boult@wales.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.
Tŷ Hafan is the only provider in Wales able to deliver this integrated combination of specialist paediatric palliative care across hospice, home, hospital, and community settings. As a dedicated children’s hospice, Tŷ Hafan offers expert clinical support to children and young people with complex, rare or undiagnosed life shortening conditions, ensuring care that is fully personalised to their physical, emotional and social needs.
The award decision makers are relevant staff from the Consortium Health Boards involved in the provider selection process, these include the roles of General Manager, Lead Commissioner and Clinical Staff. No conflicts of interest were declared or identified as part of the conflicts assessment process.
There are no other providers in Wales able to undertake the service provision required and therefore no other providers were considered.
(WA Ref:163787)
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
08/04/2026