Contract award · 13 Oct 2026

Outsourcing of General Surgery Procedures for CAVUHB

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board awarded a contract to Nuffield Health, Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited, St Joseph's Hospital Ltd for £1.32m.

Health & social careWales

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,324,640.19
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Oct 2026
  2. Published21 Oct 2026Published 8 days after the contract date

Description

This notice constitutes an Intention to Award Notice and confirms the commissioner’s intention to award a contract following the application of a mini-competition under the Outsourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostics Services Framework Agreement under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations. The framework provides a compliant route for Health Boards to procure additional clinical capacity to support planned care recovery and reduce waiting times. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) have developed an outsourcing plan to eliminate waits over 104 weeks for general surgery procedures such as, day case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Hernia, Hiatus Hernia/Anti Reflux treatments to include assessment, treatment and follow up for patients. The contracts entered will cover the full range of services including pre-operative assessments, diagnostics and tests (where required), surgical procedures and follow up care. Publication of this Intention to Aw…

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