Contract award · 14 Apr 2026

POW-DCO-62772 - PTHB Level 4 Escalation Support

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded “POW-DCO-62772 - PTHB Level 4 Escalation Support” to Grant Thornton for £550k on 14 Apr 2026. Awarded without open competition.

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Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Value
£550,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date14 Apr 2026
  2. Published3 Sep 2026Published 142 days after the contract date

Description

External support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted intervention), in relation to Commissioning and contracting expertise, CHC clinical and operational expertise & External planning and transformation capacity and expertise.

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