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)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Contact person: Steven Leonard
Telephone: +44 2921501500
E-mail: steven.leonard3@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.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
CTM-DCO-62454 - Outsourcing of Orthopaedics
Reference number: CTM-DCO-62454
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121283
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract Award notice under provisions relating to extreme urgency, driven by substantial numbers of long-wait patients and 104 week breach cases requiring treatment prior to 31st March 2026. Standstill period will end at 23:59 on 20th March 2026.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
UKL15 - central valleys
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Notice of intention to award Outsourcing of orthopaedic procedures under Framework Agreement Ref: ITT_96139 - ITT_98956 / PRO-OJEULT-50776 due to increase in orthopaedic demand, substantial numbers of long-wait patients & 104 week breach cases requiring treatment prior to 31st March 2026. The contracting authority has determined that immediate additional capacity is essential to maintain safe service delivery, reduce waiting times and ensure compliance with national recovery times. Due to the critical nature a direct award has been deemed the most suitable route to market. Standstill period will end at 23:59 on 20th March 2026.
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Essential to maintain safe service delivery, reduce patient waiting times and to ensure compliance.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
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: 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
St Josephs Hospital
Harding Avenue
Newport
NP206ZE
UK
NUTS: UKL16
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:162739)
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
11/03/2026