Outsourcing of Ophthalmic Surgical Procedures

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)

Awarded value£750,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Outsourcing cataract surgical procedures.

CPV: Ophthalmologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A direct award via the Cwm Tag Morgannwg University Health Board's waiver process is…Awarded

A direct award via the Cwm Tag Morgannwg University Health Board's waiver process is made to award a contract for the outsourcing of ophthalmic surgical procedures, to meet the long waiting list backlog arising from the emergency closure of surgical capacity at the Princess of Wales Hospital. There is a significant volume and urgency which requires completion before 31 March 2025.

Delivery: Wales

85121281 Ophthalmologist services

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jan 2025, 10:37 GMT
Last source update: 19 May 2025, 14:57 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022727
Classification (CPV): Ophthalmologist services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d024 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Significant backlog of patients that will breach Welsh Government target times. To conduct a full exercise will risk patient harm and breach of targets, as well as lose the available capacity at the selected provider.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:151089)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £750,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 6 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTDSME	£750,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTDSME	£750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001312-2025-1 · CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTDSME
Signed
6 Jan 2025
Value
£750,000
Status
active
Contract 022727-2025-1 · CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTDSME
Signed
6 Jan 2025
Value
£750,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CLEAR VIEW SURGICAL LTDAwarded supplier Sana, Axis Court Mallard Way, Riverside Business Park, Swansea Vale, UK, SA70AJContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.