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Published 11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CARDIFF UNI PHARMACY EDUCATION RELATED EXPENSES

Official notice

Procurement agent: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)·On behalf of: 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.

Direct award
Awarded value£151,399published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is awarding a contract to Cardiff University to manage and distribute funding for undergraduate pharmacy students undertaking approved clinical placements in Wales. The funding supports placement-related expenses, reducing financial barriers to participation and supporting practice-based learning.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
Authority reference
HEIW-STA-H0932
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087432
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7fc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Sept 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published43 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
  2. Standstill ends33 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 15:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £151,3991 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY25 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027£151,39911 Sept 2026standstill to 24 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRNH-7564-JLCQ Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff, Wales, CF15 7QQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cardiff UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHVT-4343-HWYR School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender