Official UK procurement notice
NHS Wales Operational Managers Programme - WF Development
Procurement agent: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)·On behalf of: Velindre University NHS Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHEIW intends to award a contract for the delivery of the NHS Wales Operational Managers Programme - WF Development , including the continuation of an existing co-designed intervention, completion of remaining programme pathways, and alignment to the NHS Wales Leadership and Management Framework, ensuring consistency with the established design, evaluation outcomes, and system requirements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 6 May 2026, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 15:24 BST
- Authority reference
HEIW - STA - 891- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041562- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06925cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Urgency
- Published justification
The direct award is justified as only a single supplier can deliver the requirement due to technical reasons and the absence of a reasonable alternative.
The programme has been co-designed over 12 months with NHS Wales stakeholders and subject matter experts and is intrinsically aligned to the Leadership and Management Framework, which the supplier is also involved in developing. It is a bespoke intervention incorporating unique design architecture, delivery methodology, and tacit knowledge gained through pilot delivery and evaluation. The requirement is for the continuation and completion of this existing programme. The remaining pathways must replicate the established design and align with the evolving framework, which requires continuity of embedded knowledge that only the original provider holds.
No reasonable alternative exists. Any other supplier would need to redevelop the programme from first principles, resulting in a materially different product, loss of integrity, and significant delay.
For these reasons, the direct award is justified on the basis of technical exclusivity and absence of competition.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026- Transparency notice published6 May 2026, 12:47 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 15:24 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TALENT WORKS PERFORMANCE CONSULTING LTD1 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 | £600,000 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Velindre University NHS TrustBeneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement Support
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SilvermapleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender