Award

Commercial Advisor

DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

25 Mar 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Digital Health & Care Wales has completed the procurement process for a Commercial Advisor intended to support various strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales. This tender, categorised under the health industry, aims to establish a framework agreement, enabling the authority to call off work packages for commercial advice, particularly focusing on the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activities. The procurement method used was the open procedure, and key dates include the contract signing on 19th March 2025. The location of service delivery is within the UK.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses with expertise in providing high-level commercial advice. Suitable candidates for this contract include large consultancies with experience in strategic procurement within the health sector. The selected supplier, IN-FORM SOLUTIONS LTD, is positioned to increase its footprint by delivering quality advisory services and shaping key procurement practices for NHS Wales. Businesses capable of operating at a senior executive level in complex procurement processes would find this contract advantageous for expanding their influence and securing future contracts within the public health sector.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Commercial Advisor

Notice Description

This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-149332
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=149332
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES
Contact Name
Lyndsey Jones
Contact Email
lyndsey.jones2@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2920500500

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF11 9AD
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IN-FORM SOLUTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR503819
    Commercial Advisor - This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process.

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-2025-03-25T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2025-03-25T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-kuma6s-149332",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-73",
            "name": "Digital Health & Care Wales",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Digital Health & Care Wales"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Ty Glan-yr-Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East",
                "locality": "Cardiff",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "CF119AD"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Lyndsey Jones",
                "email": "Lyndsey.jones2@wales.nhs.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 2920500500"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Regional or local authority",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "07",
                        "description": "Health",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "https://dhcw.nhs.wales/"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-74",
            "name": "IN-FORM SOLUTIONS LTD",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "IN-FORM SOLUTIONS LTD"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "88 Hill Village Road, Four Oaks",
                "locality": "Sutton Coldfield",
                "region": "UKG3",
                "postalCode": "B755BE"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 01543560280"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "large"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-3",
            "name": "High Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "High Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand",
                "locality": "London",
                "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 2079477501"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "Digital Health & Care Wales",
        "id": "org-73"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-tender-149332-P948",
        "title": "Commercial Advisor",
        "description": "This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process.",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79418000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UK"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "MAR503819",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Commercial Advisor",
                "description": "This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process.",
                "url": "https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR503819",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "This procurement process is being undertaken to establish a framework agreement that enables the Authority to call off Commercial Advice work packages for various national procurements. Digital Health and Care Wales is seeking to procure a Commercial Advisor at a senior executive level. The Senior Commercial Advisor is required to support a number of strategic procurement projects for NHS Wales via a variety of procurement processes, in particular the competitive dialogue process for complex digital or clinical/digital procurement activity. There will also be a requirement to provide additional commercial advice on an ad-hoc basis. The work packages that will be called off under this agreement are likely to follow a Competitive Dialogue PCR15 process",
                "status": "complete",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "description": "70"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "30"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false
            }
        ],
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "classification": {
            "id": "79418000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        }
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-award-149332-8",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "org-74",
                    "name": "IN-FORM SOLUTIONS LTD"
                }
            ],
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-award-149332-8",
            "awardID": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-award-149332-8",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 750000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2025-03-19T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "language": "EN",
    "relatedProcesses": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "relationship": [
                "planning"
            ],
            "scheme": "EU-OJ",
            "identifier": "2024/S 000-026270"
        }
    ],
    "description": "(WA Ref:149332)",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-bidsstatistic-149332-36",
                "measure": "bids",
                "value": 6,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-bidsstatistic-149332-37",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-bidsstatistic-149332-38",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-bidsstatistic-149332-39",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "value": 0,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "ocds-kuma6s-149332-bidsstatistic-149332-40",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "value": 6,
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-149332"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice"
}