Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Manned Security for Whitchurch Hospital
Authority: Velindre University NHS Trust Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options. (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVelindre University NHS Trust requires the provision of security services at the former Whitchurch Hospital site on behalf of the Trust.
- No preliminary market engagement: Revised opportunity for JUN623835
CPV: Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£500,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 50% technical 10% social value
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
VEL-ITT-64062- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088721- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077583Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
To complete your formal proposal, in this notice, please access the ITT via the Bravo E Tender Wales portal where you will find a full suite of tender documentation as per the instructions below.
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
—Browse to the eSourcing portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/and ↗ click the link to register
—Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue"
—Enter your correct business and user details
—Note the user name you chose and click "save" when complete
—You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
—Login to the portal with the username/password
—Click the "ITT open to all suppliers" link.
—Click on itt_127474 to access the content
—Click the "express interest "button at the top of the page
—This will move the ITT into your "my ITTs" 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", 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 ITT
—There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) you must then submit your reply using the "submit response" button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering Help desk on 08003684852.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process.
Timeline
18 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published42 days ago18 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Clarification questions by24 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 days ago14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today30 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 31 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 14:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender