Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery of Medical ultrasound education

Official notice

Authority: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£187,973published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Jul 2023no call for competition
Awarded to UWE BRISTOL2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the funding for the Delivery of Medical ultrasound education from the University of West of England. This education encompasses 2 education awards;

1 Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) Ultrasound, 2 years, part time (120 credits) which is accredited by Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education, CASE)

2 Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) Ultrasound, 1 year, part time (60 credits)

CPV: Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Aug 2023, 13:44 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2023, 08:46 BST
Authority reference
HEIW - STA -424
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025048
Classification (CPV)
Adult-education services at university levelEducation and training services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec66 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

UWE have a strong track record in providing high quality ultrasound education and HEIW are funding existing students that will complete their studies beyond July 2023 on the current arrangement. Continuing to fund postgraduate ultrasound at UWE through the proposed Contract, will facilitate a community of practice of sonographers in health boards across Wales. This continuity will enable students to be supported by workplace colleagues on the same course, providing a continuous workforce pipeline within departments.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:134336)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £187,9731 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UWE BRISTOL£187,973 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
UWE BRISTOL£187,973 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022460-2023-HEIW-STA-424-1 · UWE BRISTOL

    Signed
    25 Jul 2023
    Value
    £187,973
    Status
    active
  • Contract 025048-2023-HEIW-STA-424-1 · UWE BRISTOL

    Signed
    25 Jul 2023
    Value
    £187,973
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth & Education Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw,, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QQContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UWE BRISTOLAwarded supplier Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, South West, BS161QYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.