Official UK procurement notice
Part Time Nursing Distance Learning Education & Training
Procurement agent: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealth Education and Improvement Wales are seeking to commission and procure a Part Time Distance Learning Nursing pre registration programme to enable staff employed by NHS Wales to achieve registered nurse status.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Aug 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Part Time Nursing Distance Learning Education & Training” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2025, 10:48 BST
- Authority reference
COMM-FTS-58782- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045533- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052460Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Latest notice published4 Aug 2025, 10:48 BST
- Market engagement394 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
In line with the Procurement Act 2023 NHS Wales Procurement Services and HEIW wish to hold a Preliminary Market Engagement event prior to launching a procurement procedure for the delivery of the Provision of Part-Time Distance Learning Nursing Programme. As such, discussions will be held with potential interested bidders prior to starting a procurement procedure. Procurement Services and HEIW will run the Preliminary Market Consultation event virtually via Microsoft Teams on Monday, 8th September 2025, 10 am - 10.45 am, with 10-minute individual 1:1s to be held from 10.50 am - 12.30 pm.
Potential bidders will be provided with further insight into the requirements and given the opportunity to ask questions. In order to help define the requirement and develop the contract. Following the presentation/Q&A session, potential bidders will have an opportunity to have a 1:1 with HEIW representatives (maximum 10-minute allocated slot).
Next Steps - potential bidders who are interested in attending this event:
- Are invited to express an interest to the email address below confirming the names and positions of proposed attendees.
- Please confirm if your organisation would like to book a 10-minute slot to further discuss the requirements with HEIW and Procurement
Services.
- Please confirm by the 18th August 2025 whether you require any materials in the medium of the Welsh Language.
Email to express interest: keri.jones3@wales.nhs.uk
Potential bidders should note that this engagement event together with any other soft market sounding in relation to this proposed procurement, may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contracts. Further, that any information provided by potential bidders during this engagement event, may be used by HEIW to help to scope the proposed procurement/services and may also be shared widely with other potential bidders/providers. Accordingly, potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. HEIW accepts no liability for any costs incurred by bidders as a result of attending the engagement event.
Please note that it is not a requirement for an OJEU notice to be translated bilingually on Sell2Wales, however, if you require a copy of the Preliminary Market Engagement notice in Welsh, this is available to all interested potential bidders.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information, please email: keri.jones@wales.nhs.uk
- Tender notice expected300 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 275 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 16:21 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Aug 2025, 10:48 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £24,714,7194 Aug 2025, 10:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services is providing the procurement advice and procurement tendering platform on behalf of HEIW to facilitate this procurement. Health Education and Improvement Wales is the Commissioner for this Procurement
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender