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title: "Telehealth Monitoring in COPD and Difficult Asthma"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ade3"
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buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2025-07-08"
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# Telehealth Monitoring in COPD and Difficult Asthma

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ade3

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed a procurement process for the service titled "Telehealth Monitoring in COPD and Difficult Asthma." This contract, classified under the health and social work services category, aims to extend a pilot project for telehealth monitoring. It is specifically tailored for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and difficult asthma, focusing on areas in Wales impacted by high rates of lung disease. The procurement process reached the award stage on 18th October 2024, with the contract totalling £28,720 and awarded to NuvoAir Holdings UK. The procurement method applied was a limited procedure, without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the absence of other known service providers.

This initiative presents promising business growth opportunities, particularly for companies in the healthcare technology and respiratory care sectors. Businesses with expertise in telehealth solutions and patient home monitoring systems would be well-positioned to compete in this space. The focus on improving health outcomes, reducing A&E attendances, and enabling patients to manage their conditions autonomously might appeal to innovative technology companies aiming to deliver impact-driven healthcare services. By contributing to this larger evaluation, businesses have the potential to showcase their solutions and collaborate with healthcare authorities like Hywel Dda University Health Board in transformative projects that impact patient care and healthcare system efficiencies.

## Notice

Hywel Dda University Health Board intends to award a contract to NuvoAir AB to extend the successful pilot of Telehealth Monitoring in COPD and Difficult Asthma for one (1) year to establish a larger evaluation of circa 200 patients to demonstrate impact on health care untilisation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Wales has higher rates of lung disease than other UK countries. The pandemic has had a particularly severe effect on the respiratory diagnostic (spirometry) services within Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) and ability to monitor vulnerable patients with chronic lung diseases in Primary and Secondary Care and community nurses. From April 2022 to January 2024, Respiratory Innovation Wales (RIW) collaborated with NuvoAir Ltd and HDUHB to implement and assess a home telemonitoring (HTM) service for patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who were already receiving optimal treatment. Key aims of the service are to improve health, wellbeing and enable users to monitor their condition in their own home alongside reducing A&E attendances and hospital stays. A total of fifty-five (55) patients were onboarded onto HTM with positive feedback received including: Spirometry easier to do at home than in a secondary care location Feeling more in control of health with home monitoring Increased motivation to exercise and stay fit HDUHB intend to continue with this service for a final one (1) year period as Respiratory Innovation Wales (RIW) have provided a key finding report for the trial to date which acknowledges that whilst there appears to be some impact on reducing A&E attendances & possible CDM home visits, this could have occurred through chance. Therefore, it is recommended that a larger evaluation of circa 200 patients is followed for at least one year to demonstrate impact on health care utilisation.

### Procurement Information

There are no other know providers of this service. Respiratory Innovation Wales (RIW) have provided a key finding report for the trial to date which acknowledges that whilst there appears to be some impact on reducing A&E attendances & possible CDM home visits, this could have occurred through chance. Therefore, it is recommended that a larger evaluation of circa 200 patients is followed for at least one year to demonstrate impact on health care utilisation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038255-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £56,720 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARMARTHEN |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 3BB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town West |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | TLL14 South West Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NUVOAIR HOLDINGS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2025 at 13:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038255-2025
- 18 Oct 2024 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033819-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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