Notice Information
Notice Title
RESTORING RAPID ACCESS: FAST TRACK MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT ACROSS THE VALE
Notice Description
The Central, Western, and Eastern Vale clusters of Cardiff and Vale UHB seek to reinstate the Mental Health Fast Track Pathway, to provide rapid assessment within 24 hours and targeted support for urgent cases.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process Most Suitable Provider Process confirmation of contract award notice, for the avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebb3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086345-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85312320 - Counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £91,040 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £113,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Dec 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Contact Name
- Marisa Riley
- Contact Email
- marisa.riley2@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2921501085
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF14 4HH
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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