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
- Suppliers
- Nuffield Health, St Joseph's Hospital Ltd SME
- Value
- £988,783.57
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 101314-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 14 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 Paediatric/Adult Tonsil, Adenoids, Grommet Septoplasty, SMD, Turbinate procedure 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 Award Notice commences the standstill period in accordance with the applic…
About the suppliers
Nuffield Health: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00576970).
St Joseph's Hospital Ltd: every public contract they have won.