Notice Information
Notice Title
SOCIAL PRESCRIBING DIGITAL PLATFORM
Notice Description
Award for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital Platform to support primary care referrals into community services, including system access, reporting, integration with clinical systems, and ongoing technical support.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract has been awarded for the provision of a Social Prescribing Digital Platform to support the Health Board's primary care, community, and third-sector referral pathways. The platform will enable healthcare professionals, link workers, and community partners to make, manage, and monitor referrals to non-clinical wellbeing services, ensuring a consistent and efficient digital pathway for social prescribing activity. The awarded solution provides end-to-end referral management functionality, including assessment and outcome tracking, service directory management, reporting dashboards, and real-time analytics. The system also supports integration with existing clinical software to ensure safe and seamless information sharing across services, helping to reduce administrative workload and improve coordination between providers. The scope of the contract includes system access, onboarding, configuration, technical support, routine maintenance, user training, and system enhancements as required. The platform will help strengthen social prescribing pathways, improve the quality and consistency of referral data, and enhance access to community-based support for patients across the Health Board area.
Planning Information
As part of this pre‑market engagement activity, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will host a pre‑market engagement session on Tuesday, 20th January 2026. During this session, interested suppliers will participate in discussions and can provide short, informal demonstrations of their digital solutions. The purpose of the session is to understand market capability and explore how potential platforms could meet the Health Board’s requirements for a future social prescribing system. Discussions will cover key areas such as system functionality, integration with clinical systems, data capture, reporting, implementation, and ongoing support. Participation will not be assessed and offers no advantage in any future procurement process. Full details, including timings and participation arrangements, will be shared with suppliers who express an interest. To register your interest, please contact Marisa Riley at marisa.riley2@wales.nhs.uk.
Procurement Information
A direct award has been made to ensure continuity of service and compliance with procurement regulations. The Health Board has awarded a 12-month contract to the incumbent supplier, Access UK, via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework (Lot 2: Cloud Software - RM1557.14). A review of requirements, a Digital Marketplace search, and an assessment of shortlisted options confirmed that Access UK remains the most suitable provider, due to existing system integrations and the cost, disruption, and operational risk associated with migrating to an alternative platform at this time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbc9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031503-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £43,863 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 29 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085499-2025
22nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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