Official UK procurement notice
CARDIFF AND VALE HEALTH BOARD TRAINING CREDITS
Procurement agent: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.·On behalf of: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Education , Culture and Organisational Development Department (ECOD) are looking to put in place a long-term solution to their Training accreditations. This training requirement is essential, as all healthcare support workers are expected to adhere to Developing Excellence in Healthcare: An NHS Wales Skills and Career Framework for Healthcare Support Workers Supporting Nursing and the Allied Health Professions by completing accredited qualifications.
These qualifications are a crucial requirement set by the Welsh Government to ensure that all healthcare workers across Wales are accredited in line with the framework.
There is also a need for accredited learning for other health care professionals throughout the organisation that require essential education. CAV UHB is an Agored Centre for accredited learning and whilst the majority of education required through Agored is for Health Care Support Workers, ECOD also utilises Agored for additional training programmes when they become available.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Awarded
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Awarded
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Mar 2025, 08:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 11:39 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-VEA (25-26) 4- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019316- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec7bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The decision to proceed with a direct award route was based on a thorough analysis of market conditions and is compliant with the new Procurement Act 2023 Regulation 41, under Schedule 5.5 (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works, and Schedule 6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Agored Cymru is the only supplier that meets the specific Framework requirements for accreditation. As the only Welsh awarding body for NHS Wales-specific training, including the All-Wales Clinical Induction, Agored Cymru provides the necessary accreditation for these courses, demonstrating they fall into the exemption categories for the direct award of this public contract.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published13 Mar 2025, 08:44 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected11 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 May 2025, 11:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 21 award | |||
| Agored CymruSMEHSCW Training1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Health Board | £180,000 | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cardiff and Vale Health Board Training Credits · Agored CymruSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 26 Jun 2025 – 25 May 2028 · up to 25 May 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months
No agreed KPIs: na
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardBeneficiary authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Agored CymruAwarded supplier
- Agored CymruAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender