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title: "Level 4 Escalation Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f149"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services"
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# Level 4 Escalation Support

Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f149

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## Summary

Powys Teaching Health Board required external Level 4 escalation support, described as a targeted intervention. The work covers commissioning and contracting expertise, continuing healthcare clinical and operational expertise, and external planning and transformation capacity. It is business-analysis consultancy delivered for the Health Board in Powys, Wales. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, acted as the buying organisation. The requirement sits within the health sector and concerns specialist advisory and transformation support rather than routine administrative consultancy. The scope is aimed at supporting the Health Board’s commissioning, contracting, continuing healthcare and wider service-planning activity through targeted external intervention. The procurement was treated as a services requirement and used the business analysis consultancy classification.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a limited procedure: a direct award without prior publication of a competition, under NHS SBS framework reference 10517 for internal and external audit, counter-fraud and financial assurance services. Grant Thornton was selected. Two active awards and contracts are recorded for the single lot: one contract is valued at £550,000 and was signed on 14 April 2026; the other is valued at £825,000, was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 14 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The later contract records an amendment adding £275,000 for additional works identified. The lot itself is marked cancelled, while both awards and contracts are active. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically, with no SME bid.

This procurement indicates demand from Powys Teaching Health Board for senior consultancy that combines commissioning and contracting knowledge with continuing healthcare clinical and operational expertise. A credible future supplier would need to provide specialists able to undertake targeted intervention, understand NHS health-board systems and data, and contribute practical planning and transformation capacity. The award rationale shows that continuity, retained system knowledge, rapid onboarding and reliable data validation were important considerations. Competitors should therefore be able to demonstrate relevant health-sector experience, established methods for transferring or retaining organisational knowledge, and the capacity to mobilise a multidisciplinary team without disrupting ongoing work. The requirement was handled through a framework direct award and attracted one bid, indicating the importance of being an eligible framework supplier with a clearly evidenced specialist offer.

## Notice

External support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted intervention)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

External support within Powys Teaching Health Board to undertake Level 4 (targeted intervention), in relation to Commissioning and contracting expertise, CHC clinical and operational expertise & External planning and transformation capacity and expertise.

### Procurement Information

Direct Award using framework reference NHS SBS 10517 - Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083615-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,375,000 |

## 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 |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL24 Powys |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Grant Thornton UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 16:20 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083615-2026
- 3 Sep 2026 at 13:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083471-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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