Official UK procurement notice
WAS-FTS-58858 - Clinical Model Transformation Evaluation
Procurement agent: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are looking a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to partner with the Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC) and WAST and provide a comprehensive, collaborative and independent evaluation of the Clinical Model Transformation programme.
The successful bidder will have substantial experience of developing and deploying evaluation methodologies in a clinical setting, with a proven track record of evaluations, both within the UK and potentially internationally. They will also have a proven capability and track record of working collaboratively with providers in the unscheduled care sector and senior stakeholders in the health sector to produce robust evaluations that stand up to external scrutiny
The WAST Executive Director of Quality & Nursing and the JCC Director of 111Wales & Ambulance Commissioning have agreed six main components for the evaluation:-
Review Components
i. A Literature search of innovative and transformational change associated with urgent and emergency care remote assessment and ambulance sector;*
ii. Development and agreement of a robust evaluation methodology consistent with WAST's balanced scorecard and compliant with the Welsh Duty of Quality;
iii. Baselining current levels of patient safety, quality and performance intelligence;
iv. Application of the agreed methodology onto the different phases of the transformation, in particular, deployment of remote clinical screening, potential changes to call categorisation, deployment of a remote integrated care service (RICS), further development of these phases, in particular, a deepening of the transformation, after the initial step change;
v. Interim evaluation reporting at each phase; and
vi. A final comprehensive evaluation at the end of the programme
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement had been undertaken by the authority, and due to the introduction of new procurement legislation the preliminary market engagement notice only became available on the same week this notice is being published.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
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: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 2 Jun 2028
- First published
- 19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2025
- Authority reference
WAS-FTS-58858- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010090- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eeeeFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are 30 days, all invoices must be submitted electronically and in line with NHS Wales' e-Trading Specification.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by15 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by29 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Standstill ends2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025- Tender notice published19 Mar 2025, 11:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill University3 Sept 2025 – 2 Sept 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: option to extend for one (1) twelve (12) month periods, with the extension period being subject to supplier performance in line with Key Performance indicators (KPI's) and contract reviews. | £457,898 | 15 Aug 2025standstill to 2 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Edge Hill UniversityAwarded 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