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title: "Network 75 Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07874a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Public Health Wales NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# Network 75 Placement

Buyer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07874a

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## Summary

Public Health Wales NHS Trust is procuring a Network 75 placement through the University of South Wales. The scheme combines a work placement with part-time university study towards a degree, providing a student trainee to work within NHS Wales’s Performance and Improvement Value Transformation division. The trainee studies at university two days a week and works in an operational placement three days a week during term time, increasing to five days a week during university holidays. The placement is rotational, with objectives for the trainee to meet and review. The scheme is intended to develop the trainee into a member of staff while supporting access to higher education for people from underprivileged backgrounds. Delivery is for NHS Wales organisations and the population they serve across Wales.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to the University of South Wales. Public Health Wales used a direct award without competition, below the procurement threshold. The award date was 14 October 2026. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 August 2029. The awarded value is £56,888 excluding VAT (£68,265 including VAT). The procurement is a single lot. The placement requires the student to pass annual examinations, participate fully in the rotational work placement and meet defined objectives, with an annual joint appraisal by the university and placement organisation. The award is active; a scheduled contract-signature milestone was set for 27 October 2026.

For the University of South Wales, the award demonstrates its role in delivering a structured degree-linked placement that combines academic study with sustained practical work in an NHS setting. Suppliers seeking to provide a comparable service in future would need to coordinate university attendance with operational duties, organise rotational placements, and maintain clear, assessable objectives for the trainee. They would also need to support annual examinations and joint appraisals involving the university and the host organisation. The requirement suits a provider able to connect higher education with workforce development and provide an accessible route to a degree for students from underprivileged backgrounds. The buyer’s stated purpose is to develop a motivated trainee into a valuable member of NHS Wales staff while supporting equitable access across Wales.

## Notice

This Notice is to inform the market of the intention to award a contract to the University Of South Wales for the provision Of the Network 75 Scheme. Network 75 is a combined work placement and part-time study route to a degree, allowing students to Work, Earn and Learn. The Network 75 scheme facilitates the supply of a student trainee over a 5-year period. The student attends university twice per week and the operational placement within the applicable organisation three times a week during term time. The attendance to the operational placement increases to 5 days per week during university holidays. NHS Wales Performance and Improvement Value Transformation division benefits from a motivated person who will develop into a valuable member of staff, through academic learning, alongside practical work experience and clear objectives. For the individual to remain on the scheme, they are required to pass annual exams, fully participate in an experiential rotational placement, with clear objectives to be assessed via an annual joint appraisal with the University of South Wales. The Network 75 scheme gives people from underprivileged backgrounds an opportunity to obtain a university degree without going into significant debt. Value Transformation is utilising this scheme, alongside other organisations across NHS Wales to support equitable access to the population across Wales, and the citizens NHS Wales provides services to.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097125-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £56,888 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University of South Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 15:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097125-2026
- 14 Oct 2026 at 11:21 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096896-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097125-2026
  14th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096896-2026
  14th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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