---
title: "Provision of GP Cover for Protected Learning Time (P4TL)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d39"
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buyer: "Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# Provision of GP Cover for Protected Learning Time (P4TL)

Buyer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d39

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## Summary

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board required general practitioner clinical cover during Protected Time for Learning sessions across its Primary Care Clusters. The service provides GP cover so that learning sessions can take place while primary care practices maintain clinical provision. The work is based across the Health Board’s cluster network in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area of Wales. The purchasing organisation is Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The requirement is for GP clinical services rather than goods or construction, with delivery tied to primary care settings and the Health Board’s learning-time arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Principle Medical Group Ltd, an SME. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and is active, with a value of £199,584. The Health Board used the Provider Selection Regime (PSR Wales), Direct Award Process 2, without a prior call for competition, intending to award to the incumbent provider. The process considered the applicable key criteria and basic selection criteria. Evaluation weighting was 20% each for quality, collaboration and service sustainability, improving access and reducing health inequalities, social responsibility, and price. The procurement was recorded as one lot, subsequently marked cancelled, while the associated award and contract are recorded as active.

For a future requirement from this Health Board, a credible provider would need to deliver reliable GP clinical cover across multiple Primary Care Clusters and fit the practical demands of Protected Time for Learning sessions. The published evaluation shows that clinical quality and price matter, but together account for only two-fifths of the assessment. Equal weight was also placed on collaboration and service sustainability, improving access and reducing health inequalities, and social responsibility. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate effective partnership working, continuity of service and a clear contribution to accessible primary care, alongside the capacity to provide GP cover across the cluster network. The award to an SME indicates that this scale of requirement was delivered by a smaller supplier, rather than necessarily requiring a large national provider.

## Notice

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) requires the provision of General Practitioner (GP) clinical cover during Protected Time for Learning (PT4L) sessions across the Health Board's Primary Care Clusters.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement has been undertaken in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR Wales) using Direct Award Process 2. Following consideration of the applicable key criteria and basic selection criteria under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR Wales), intends to award the contract to the incumbent provider. This notice commences the mandatory standstill period, which will expire 8 calendar days after the date of publication of this notice.

### Procurement Information

This procurement relates to healthcare services and has been undertaken in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR Wales) using Direct Award Process 2.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099649-2026 |
| 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 | 21 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 | £199,584 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
| Locality | ABERCYNON |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF45 4SN |
| 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 | Abercynon |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Principle Medical Group Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121100 - General-practitioner services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 16:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099649-2026

## 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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