Notice Information
Notice Title
Virtual Consultant Support for Specialist Palliative Care
Notice Description
This is an Intention to award notice to kick off the standstill period for a Direct Award Process 1 (DAP1), run under the PSR Regulations (Wales). The service is for a Virtual Consultant Support for Specialist Palliative Care.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is an Intention to award notice to kick off the standstill period for a Direct Award Process 1 (DAP1), run under the PSR Regulations (Wales). The service is for a Virtual Consultant Support for Specialist Palliative Care. This notice will kick start the 8 working days (start date of the notice published) standstill and end at midnight on the 8th working day.
Procurement Information
This is under the Direct Award Process 1 (DAP1) via Provider Selection Regime Regulations (Wales). Therefore, a supplier is being awarded the contract due to continuity reasons and as detailed within the DAP1 procedure.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066a90
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023309-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
85121200 - Medical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Mar 20263 weeks 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL16 Gwent Valleys, TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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