{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-064bdf-2026-03-20T15:16:40Z", "date": "2026-03-20T15:16:40Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-064bdf", "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) confirmation of contract 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 award to a provider under the Direct Award Process 2, this notice serves as an award of contract under the PSR Wales. This contract has been awarded from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. Decision Makers were Patricia Jones, Commissioning & Contracting Manager, SBUHB. No providers were excluded from the process, no representations were made during the Standstill Period detailed in the Notice of Intent. (WA Ref:163182)", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "SBU-DAP2-61730", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85100000", "description": "Health services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "Marie Curie has historically delivered end of life care primarily supporting individuals with cancer, although a small proportion of non-cancer patients also receive care under the existing contract for residents of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot aged 18+ years of age. Palliative and End of Life care is an active holistic care of patients with advance progressive illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual. It is usual to consider this as the last year of life, during which time a patient will receive, management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support, Marie Curie plays a vital role in providing high quality support and interventions to patients and their families/carers within the last year of the patient's life enabling patients to remain at home where appropriate, reducing avoidable hospital admissions, provides respite support , emotional support to reduce anxiety for patient/families/carers, improves outcomes and decreases symptom burden and supporting dignified palliative/end of life care in familiar surroundings.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The incumbent provider, Marie Curie has historically delivered end of life care primarily supporting individuals with cancer, although a small proportion of non-cancer patients also receive care under the existing contract for residents of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot aged 18+ years of age. Palliative and End of Life care is an active holistic care of patients with advance progressive illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual. It is usual to consider this as the last year of life, during which time a patient will receive, management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support, Marie Curie plays a vital role in providing high quality support and interventions to patients and their families/carers within the last year of the patient's life enabling patients to remain at home where appropriate, reducing avoidable hospital admissions, provides respite support , emotional support to reduce anxiety for patient/families/carers, improves outcomes and decreases symptom burden and supporting dignified palliative/end of life care in familiar surroundings. This current contract is so specific and there are no other Providers registered to deliver this service it is deemed that Marie Curie is the sole provider to deliver this contract. Direct Award Process 2 has been considered the most appropriate procurement process for the purposes of this requirement as the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and the commissioner has proposed a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term; the proposed contracting arrangements are not a considerable change; and the commissioner is of the view that the existing providers are satisfying the existing contract and will likely be able to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Information regarding the estimated lifetime value of the contract and the existing contract has not been published and is withheld under regulation 23(1) due to commercial sensitivity The dates between which the services are intended to be provided : 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "Quality", "type": "quality", "description": "80" }, { "type": "price", "description": "20" } ] }, "hasOptions": false, "status": "cancelled", "contractPeriod": { "durationInDays": 360 } } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85140000", "description": "Miscellaneous health services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85323000", "description": "Community health services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKL18" }, { "region": "UKL18" } ], "deliveryLocation": { "description": "Swansea Bay University Footprint" }, "relatedLot": "1" } ], "procurementMethod": "limited", "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition", "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE", "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": "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 (19/02/2026). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Wales.'" }, "awards": [ { "id": "011639-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "status": "active", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-173954", "name": "Marie Cuirie" } ] }, { "id": "025883-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "title": "COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES", "status": "active", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-178020", "name": "Marie Curie" }, { "id": "GB-FTS-178021", "name": "MARIE CURIE" } ] } ], "parties": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-173883", "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)", "identifier": { "legalName": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Neath Port Talbot Hospital", "locality": "Baglan", "region": "UK", "postalCode": "SA12 7BX", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Nicola Craven", "telephone": "+44 2921501500", "email": "nicola.craven@wales.nhs.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/", "buyerProfile": "https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221", "classifications": [ { "id": "BODY_PUBLIC", "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE", "description": "Body governed by public law" }, { "id": "07", "scheme": "COFOG", "description": "Health" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-173954", "name": "Marie Cuirie", "identifier": { "legalName": "Marie Cuirie" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Cardiff & the Vale Hospice, Bridgeman Road", "locality": "Penarth", "region": "UKL2", "postalCode": "CF643YR", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "telephone": "+44 2920426003" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large" } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-111", "name": "High Court", "identifier": { "legalName": "High Court" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "telephone": "+44 2079477501" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody" ] }, { "id": "GB-FTS-178020", "name": "Marie Curie", "identifier": { "legalName": "Marie Curie" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens", "locality": "London", "region": "UKL2", "postalCode": "SW117BW", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "telephone": "+44 2920426003" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large" } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-178021", "name": "MARIE CURIE", "identifier": { "legalName": "MARIE CURIE" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens", "locality": "London", "region": "UKI", "postalCode": "SW117BW", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "telephone": "+44 2920426000" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large" } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-FTS-173883", "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)" }, "contracts": [ { "id": "011639-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "awardID": "011639-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 1, "currency": "GBP" }, "dateSigned": "2026-02-06T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "025883-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "awardID": "025883-2026-SBU-DAP2-61733-1", "title": "COMMUNITY PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 1, "currency": "GBP" }, "dateSigned": "2026-03-20T00:00:00Z", "period": { "durationInDays": 360 }, "items": [ { "id": "1", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85140000", "description": "Miscellaneous health services" }, "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKL18" } ], "deliveryLocation": { "description": "Swansea Bay UHB Footprint" }, "relatedLot": "1" } ], "amendments": [ { "id": "1", "description": "Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract.", "rationale": "Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Direct Award Process 2 confirmation of contract award notice, for avoidance of doubt, this notice does not represent a modification of contract." } ] } ], "bids": { "statistics": [ { "id": "1", "measure": "bids", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 1 }, { "id": "2", "measure": "smeBids", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 1 }, { "id": "3", "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 0 }, { "id": "4", "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 1 }, { "id": "5", "measure": "electronicBids", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 0 } ] }, "language": "en" }