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Published 31 Jul 2025, 08:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Refresh of Framework for Adults 18+ in MH&LD Care Homes/and with Nursing

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 30 public authorities

Framework agreement9 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2025
Lots 9see the lot list below

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

In line with the original Invitation to Tender documentation issued to Service Providers in respect of the Framework Agreement, the Trust now seeks to undertake a refresh of the Framework Agreement, to encompass the commercial arrangements.

This exercise is being conducted as an NHS and Local Authorities in Wales collaborative initiative with Velindre University NHS Trust (the “Trust”) acting as the procurement agent through NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services on behalf of all Local Health Boards and Local Authorities in Wales.

As part of the refresh exercise, Service Providers are invited, subject to the terms of this letter and the details contained within the attached documents, to:

a. revise their prices contained within the Framework Agreement. Prices can remain the same, be adjusted downwards only

b. apply to add new Care Home/Settings to its existing service provision for any of the available Lots (Annex 1 document to be completed); and/or

c. revise its service provision (i) within a current Care Home/Care Setting and Lot to instead provide the services from a current Care Home/Care Setting under a different Lot to the one under which it is currently providing the services and/or (ii) to remove Care Homes/Care Settings from its service provision.

By way of information, this exercise also allows new providers to gain entry onto the Framework Agreement (as varied), subject to satisfying the Trust’s applicable minimum selection criteria.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across all lots

Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are undertaking a new procurement exercise to refresh an all-Wales framework agreement (Framework) for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Lot #1CS1. Care home, mental health, without continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #2CS2. Care home, learning disabilities, without continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #3CS3. Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), without continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #4CS4. Care home, mental health, with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #5CS5. Care home, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #6CS6. Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #7CS7. Care home with nursing, mental health, with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #8CS8. Care home with nursing, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services
Lot #9CS9. Care home with nursing, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing
Delivery: Wales
Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services85100000 Health services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 9 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality Audits: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Audits: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Refresh of Framework for Adults 18+ in MH&LD Care Homes/and with Nursing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Jul 2025, 08:58 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 08:58 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Aug 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044548
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0569b2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=154068 (WA Ref:154068) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 25 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 08:58 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Aug 2025, 12:30 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

25 public bodies on the notice

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

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria