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)
Procurement Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Neath Port Talbot
SA12 7BX
UK
Contact person: Andrew Morgan
Telephone: +44 2921501500
E-mail: andrew.morgan12@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
Insourcing of Cataract Procedures
Reference number: SBU-COFANC-61601
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121281
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The awarded provider will be required to complete approximately 720 Cataract cases by 31st March 2026.
This is inclusive of;
- Cataract Pre-Assessment Clinic; either Consultant or Nurse Led, with the support of Nursing and Ophthalmology Technicians
- LA Cataract Surgery
- GA Cataract Surgery (if required)
- Post Operative Follow Up (if required)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121281
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea Bay University Health Board Area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provider required to complete approximately 720 Cataract cases by 31st March 2026.
This is inclusive of: Cataract Pre-Assessment Clinic; either Consultant or Nurse Led, with the support of Nursing and Ophthalmology Technicians - LA Cataract Surgery - GA Cataract Surgery (if required) - Post Operative Follow Up (if required)
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Welsh Government funding provided on condition of services to be completed within timeframe. A competitive procurement process would not be able to be done within the time restraint. Therefore a Framework Direct Award Call off has been chosen to satisfy the urgency.
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: SBU-COFANC-61601
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED
Unit 2, Mill Square Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill
Milton Keynes
MK125ZD
UK
NUTS: UKJ12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:159683)
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
19/12/2025