Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Level 3 SMT - Aseptic Principles Pharmacy Technical Service Course
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is to advise the marketplace of the intention to award a contract for the Provision of Level 3 SMT - Aseptic Principles Pharmacy Technical Service Course
The Pharmacy Division of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) supports the safe and efficient delivery of pharmaceutical services across NHS Wales. It provides centralised support in areas such as procurement, production, quality assurance, and logistics of medicines. The division works closely with health boards and trusts to ensure compliance, cost-effectiveness, and high standards in pharmacy services, including sterile and non-sterile manufacturing.
The Pharmacy Division started to use Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing in March 2022 as entry level initial education and training for the operational teams within the production and quality sections and has had seven cohorts to date.
Originally delivered by one supplier, the course has become an established standard for operational training. With multiple providers now offering the programme, this procurement is looking to award the contract to deliver the course through a competitive process and award the successful supplier with a 1-year contract with extension options to extend 12 months and a further 12 months.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£231,000
- Condition of participation
If you are interested, please submit your bid via eTender Wales under ITT ITT_122681
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save
for matters of clarification or consistency, the contracting authority will not negotiate the terms. The Contracting Authority is proposing to
use the Open Procedure to conduct this procurement.
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. The contracting authority reserves the right
to award the Contract in whole or in part. The contracting authority reserves the right to pause, halt and/or annul the tendering process and
not to award the Contract.
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse the eSourcing portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗ and click the link to register
- Accept the Ts and Cs and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business/user details
- Express and interest in the tender
- Log into the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'ITT Open to all suppliers' link
- Click on itt_122681
- Click the 'express interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the ITT into your 'my ITT's page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- You can now access any attachments by clicking 'buyer attachments' in the 'ITT details' box
- Responding to the tender
- Click 'my response' under 'ITT details' and you can choose to 'create response' or to 'decline to respond' (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the 'messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the tender response.
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social value
- Price
- Condition of participation
If you are interested, please submit your bid via eTender Wales under ITT ITT_122681
Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save
for matters of clarification or consistency, the contracting authority will not negotiate the terms. The Contracting Authority is proposing to
use the Open Procedure to conduct this procurement.
All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. The contracting authority reserves the right
to award the Contract in whole or in part. The contracting authority reserves the right to pause, halt and/or annul the tendering process and
not to award the Contract.
To complete your formal proposal, please access the ITT via the Bravo eTender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation.
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse the eSourcing portal: etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml ↗ and click the link to register
- Accept the Ts and Cs and click 'continue'
- Enter your correct business/user details
- Express and interest in the tender
- Log into the portal with the username/password
- Click the 'ITT Open to all suppliers' link
- Click on itt_122681
- Click the 'express interest' button at the top of the page
- This will move the ITT into your 'my ITT's page (this is a secure area reserved for your proj…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Authority reference
SSP-ITT-61454- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005883- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c8fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
Timeline
22 Jan 2026 → 6 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published279 days ago22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Clarification questions by261 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published243 days ago27 Feb 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Contract starts236 days ago6 Mar 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026- Tender notice published22 Jan 2026, 15:43 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 19:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 19:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk College (Eastern Education Group)12 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2027 · up to 11 Mar 2029Extensions: two 12-month optional extensions | £226,500 | 26 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West Suffolk College (Eastern Education Group)Awarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender