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title: "Acute Locun Physician"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07804b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Velindre University NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# Acute Locun Physician

Buyer: Velindre University NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07804b

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## Summary

Velindre University NHS Trust procured an interim acute locum physician to support its Acute, Inpatient and Palliative Care Service at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. The clinician provides consultant-level leadership and continuity of senior clinical decisions across acute oncology inpatient services. Duties include daily ward rounds, reviewing patients whose condition is deteriorating, discharge planning and escalation decisions, supervising junior medical staff, and taking part in clinical governance and patient safety work. The requirement is temporary specialist medical cover intended to maintain service delivery and continuity of care after the previous agency arrangement expired, while addressing identified clinical risks. This is a medical specialist service for a cancer centre, rather than a general staffing or non-clinical support requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Velindre University NHS Trust awarded the contract to LOCUM PEOPLE LTD through a direct award from an existing framework, without a further competition. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and is valued at £58,950. The procurement was organised as one lot; its status is recorded as cancelled, although the related award is active and a contract has been signed. The framework call-off assessment considered supplier capability, and the stated award criteria allocated 10% to quality and 90% to price. One bid was recorded. The contract is for interim physician cover; no contract period is stated in the supplied process information.

This award shows demand at Velindre University NHS Trust for consultant-level acute oncology cover that can sustain inpatient clinical leadership and decision-making. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to provide an appropriately experienced acute locum physician able to lead ward rounds, assess deteriorating inpatients, make escalation and discharge decisions, supervise junior doctors, and contribute to governance and patient safety. The service requires continuity and the ability to mitigate clinical risk in a specialist cancer-centre setting, not simply the provision of short-term medical personnel. Suppliers should also be capable of meeting the buyer’s requirements under the relevant framework call-off route; the award was made without a separate competition, with price weighted much more heavily than quality in the stated assessment.

## Notice

The requirement is for the provision of an interim Acute Locum Physician to support the Acute, Inpatient and Palliative Care Service within Velindre University NHS Trust. The role will provide consultant-level clinical leadership, continuity of senior clinical decision-making and inpatient oversight across acute oncology services. The appointed clinician will support daily inpatient ward rounds, review of deteriorating patients, discharge planning, escalation decisions, supervision of junior medical staff and participation in governance and patient safety activities. The procurement will ensure continuity of care, maintain service delivery and mitigate identified clinical risks following the expiry of the current agency arrangement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under an existing framework agreement for the provision of Acute Locum Physician services. The contract has been awarded in accordance with the framework's call-off provisions to provide temporary specialist medical cover and support continuity of clinical services.

### Procurement Information

The contract has been awarded by direct award under an established framework agreement that was procured in compliance with the applicable procurement legislation. The framework terms permit direct award without the need to undertake a further competition. The contracting authority assessed the available framework suppliers and determined that the awarded supplier was capable of meeting the Authority's requirements for the provision of Acute Locum Physician services. Accordingly, the contract has been awarded in accordance with the framework agreement and its call-off provisions. As the award is a call-off from a compliant framework agreement, no separate contract notice or further competition was required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093607-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,950 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Velindre University NHS Trust |
| Additional buyers | NWSSP |
| 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 | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LOCUM PEOPLE LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121200 - Medical specialist services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 09:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093607-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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