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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

National Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Services for Adult Mental Health Learning Disability / Child And Adolescent Mental Health Hospitals

HealthcareCPV 85100000
Value£105.1bn
Deadline21 Sept 2026
Published20 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 20 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 21 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Emma Lane
emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
+44 2921501375

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£105.1bntotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£113.5bn

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) has published 4 Health & Social Care notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) Contract Notice.

The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

NWSSP Procurement Services (NWSSP) hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust in collaboration with the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) are seeking to undertake a procurement exercise to establish a National Collaborative Framework for the Provision of Services for Adult Mental Health Learning Disability / Child And Adolescent Mental Health Hospitals.

The tender is split into the following lots: 1) Medium Secure Learning Disability Male 2) Medium Secure Learning Disability Female 3) Medium Secure Mental Health Male 4) Medium Secure Mental Health Female 5) Low Secure Learning Disability Male 6) Low Secure Learning Disability Female 7) Low Secure Mental Health Male 8) Low Secure Mental Health Female 9) Locked Rehabilitation (Controlled Egress) Learning Disability - Male 10) Locked Rehabilitation (Controlled Egress) Learning Disability - Female 11) Locked Rehabilitation (Controlled Egress) Mental Health – Male 12) Locked Rehabilitation (Controlled Egress) Mental Health - Female 13) Open Rehabilitation (Uncontrolled Egress) Learning Disability - Male 14) Open Rehabilitation (Uncontrolled Egress) Learning Disability- Female 15) Open Rehabilitation (Uncontrolled Egress) Mental Health – Male 16) Open Rehabilitation (Uncontrolled Egress) Mental Health - Female 17) Blended Secure Learning Disabilities - Male 18) Blended Secure Learning Disabilities - Female 19) Blended Secure Mental Health - Male 20) Blended Secure Mental Health - Female 21) Acute Mental Health – Male 22) Acute Mental Health – Female 23) PICU Mental Health – Male 24) PICU Mental Health – Female 25) Inpatient Child and Adolescent Low Secure Mental Health - Male 26) Inpatient Child and Adolescent Low Secure Mental Health - Female 27) Inpatient General Adolescent Acute Mental Health – Male 28) Inpatient General Adolescent Acute Mental Health – Female 29) Inpatient Child and Adolescent PICU Mental Health - Male 30) Inpatient Child and Adolescent PICU Mental Health – Female 31) Adults Specialist Eating Disorder Unit – Male 32) Adults Specialist Eating Disorder Unit – Female No volume or value of the required services is guaranteed.

The estimated annual value for the Framework Agreement is circa 1bGBP The framework will remain open to allow new applicants to apply to join on an annual basis.

The framework will commence on the 1st April 2027 and be in place for a period of eight (8) years until the 31st March 2035.

The contracting authority will be conducting the Procurement on behalf of NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) who are hosted by Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and all NHS Wales Health Boards - Aneurin Bevan UHB, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, Cardiff and Vale UHB, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, Hywel Dda UHB, Powys Teaching Health Board and Swansea Bay UHB.

The procurement process will be carried out in two (2) stages: Stage 1: Submission of the qualification and technical envelopes Stage 2: Submission of the commercial envelope Stage 1 is to be completed via PQQ_33887 by midday on the 21st September 2026.

The pricing pack, in relation to the commercial response at Stage 2, will be issued via a separate ITT.

Bidders will be made aware how to access Stage 2 on or around the 5th October 2026.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The estimated annual value for the Framework Agreement is circa 1bGBP

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e903
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
079631-2026
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