Official UK procurement notice
Third Sector Infrastructure Support Service with GVS
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
For a number of years the UHB has funded two Health and Social Care Facilitators, one based with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) and one with Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC). The Health and Social Care Facilitators play a highly visible role in supporting strategic and operational partnership working between statutory health and care organisations and the local third sector.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor a number of years the UHB has funded two Health and Social Care Facilitators, one based with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) and one with Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC).
The Health and Social Care Facilitators play a highly visible role in supporting strategic and operational partnership working between statutory health and care organisations and the local third sector. They provide the conduit for the third sector in relation to national and local health and social care policies and support the involvement of the third sector in the planning and delivery of services. The Health and Social Care Networks that they facilitate in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan provide workshops, training and newsletters as well as a focal point for third sector consultation and engagement. There is an expectation that the Facilitators in the two CVCs will work closely to provide co-ordinated and cohesive input and support to the UHB and wider regional partnership agenda wherever appropriate.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 13:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
- Authority reference
CAV-DIR (25-26) 199- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022417- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f16Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Strategic Service Planning Team do not have the resource within the UHB to connect with the third sector to this level and we would have a significant gap in this area should the posts not continue. The third sector is a key partner within both the RPB and PSB space and is a huge support to health and social care services. These posts evidence our commitment as an organisation to supporting the third sector as a whole.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:162812)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 12 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected258 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Notice published234 days ago12 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Mar 2026, 15:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) | £59,897 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022417-2026-CAV-DIR (25-26) 199-1 · Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS)
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2026
- Value
- £59,897
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.