Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-059446
- Published by:
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Authority ID:
- AA0221
- Publication date:
- 28 November 2025
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
The Health Board is committed to supporting the development of a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering safe, effective, and advanced patient care. As part of this commitment, the Health Board is seeking to secure high-quality post-registration academic education that aligns with clinical service needs and supports staff progression into enhanced, advanced practice and consultant level practice.The programme includes tailored clinical assessment modules such as generic, paediatric-specific, advanced assessment, and minor illness and incorporates non-medical prescribing. Learners on the Advanced ClinicalPractitioner (ACP) route can complete a 60-credit advanced practice portfolio as a dissertation, aligning academic learning with clinical competencies. For those pursuing alternative professional pathways, a work-based project dissertation provides a relevant and practical alternative, broadening the programme's applicability across the wider workforce.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
CAV-DIR (25-26) 86
Procurement description
The Health Board is committed to supporting the development of a highly skilled workforce capable of delivering safe, effective, and advanced patient care. As part of this commitment, the Health Board is seeking to secure high-quality post-registration academic education that aligns with clinical service needs and supports staff progression into enhanced, advanced practice and consultant level practice.
The programme includes tailored clinical assessment modules such as generic, paediatric-specific, advanced assessment, and minor illness and incorporates non-medical prescribing. Learners on the Advanced Clinical
Practitioner (ACP) route can complete a 60-credit advanced practice portfolio as a dissertation, aligning academic learning with clinical competencies. For those pursuing alternative professional pathways, a work-based project dissertation provides a relevant and practical alternative, broadening the programme's applicability across the wider workforce.
Contracting authority
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Identification register:
Address 1: Woodland House, Maes-y-coed Road.
Town/City: Cardiff
Postcode: CF14 4HH
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXWV-6492-CGMN
NUTS code: UKL22
Contact name: Lowri Crossman
Email: lowri.crossman@wales.nhs.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales
Supplier
Cardiff University
Identification register:
Address 1: Park Place
Town/City: Cardiff
Postcode: CF10 3AT
Country: United Kingdom
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVT-4343-HWYR
NUTS code: UKL22
Email: procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Description of how these justifications apply
The proposed contract with Cardiff University will be awarded via direct award under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, Section 7 (a)(b) - Additional or Repeat Goods, Services or Works. A change of provider at this stage would disrupt clinical workforce development plans and create significant operational challenges. Many learners are mid-way through Cardiff University's MSc programmes or have accumulated credits through standalone modules that are uniquely structured in 30-credit blocks, making the university the only institution locally able to integrate those credits into a full MSc. Transferring to another provider would risk the loss of those credits, duplicate learning, delay qualification timelines, and introduce unnecessary additional costs
Direct award justification
Additional repeat extension partial replacement
Contract
Postgraduate Clinical Management Education Courses
ID: 1 Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
26 November 2025, 00:00AM Contract dates (estimated)
27 November 2025, 00:00AM to 05 October 2028, 23:59PM
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1 Status: Complete Documents
Document type
Conflict of interest
Description
Not published
Coding
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Parent category
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| 80430000 |
Adult-education services at university level |
Adult and other education services |
Delivery locations
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Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
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About the buyer
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- Technical contact:
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- Other contact:
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