Velindre University NHS Trust awards nVCC readiness support contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 18:21.

Opportunity overview

The scope includes establishing governance structures, reporting frameworks, programme controls and change control processes; developing and maintaining an integrated programme plan across readiness workstreams, including Service Preparedness, People, Digital, Support Services, Move Management, Equipment and IRS; providing programme management, planning, monitoring and performance reporting, including KPIs, readiness assessments and assurance reporting; supporting risk, issue, dependency, resource and change management across the programme; developing operational readiness frameworks and supporting licensing, accreditation, assurance and go/no-go decision-making processes; coordinating operational readiness activities, service planning, commissioning activities, move preparation and dual-running arrangements; and providing PMO support, governance administration and capability-building to ensure sustainable programme management and reporting arrangements.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Gardiner & Theobald

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1
Status: active
Location: London, UK, WC1E7BD, United Kingdom

Gardiner & Theobald

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £396.7k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 5 Aug 2026
Award ID: 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1
Status: active
Location: London, UK, WC1E7BD, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV71315200 — Building consultancy services

Lots

The scope includes establishing governance structures, reporting frameworks, programme controls and change control processes; developing and maintaining an integrated programme plan across readiness workstreams, including Service Preparedness, People, Digital, Support Services, Move Management, Equipment and IRS; providing programme management, planning, monitoring and performance reporting, including KPIs, readiness assessments and assurance reporting; supporting risk, issue, dependency, resource and change management across the programme; developing operational readiness frameworks and supporting licensing, accreditation, assurance and go/no-go decision-making processes; coordinating operational readiness activities, service planning, commissioning activities, move preparation and dual-running arrangements; and providing PMO support, governance administration and capability-building to ensure sustainable programme management and reporting arrangements.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: VEL-DCO(26/27)53
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71315200
Description: Building consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The scope includes establishing governance structures, reporting frameworks, programme controls and change control processes; developing and maintaining an integrated programme plan across readiness workstreams, including Service Preparedness, People, Digital, Support Services, Move Management, Equipment and IRS; providing programme management, planning, monitoring and performance reporting, including KPIs, readiness assessments and assurance reporting; supporting risk, issue, dependency, resource and change management across the programme; developing operational readiness frameworks and supporting licensing, accreditation, assurance and go/no-go decision-making processes; coordinating operational readiness activities, service planning, commissioning activities, move preparation and dual-running arrangements; and providing PMO support, governance administration and capability-building to ensure sustainable programme management and reporting arrangements.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKL22

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Velindre University NHS Trust
Id: GB-FTS-185644

Identifier

Legal Name: Velindre University NHS Trust

Address

Street Address: 2 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Locality: Cardiff
Region: UK
Postal Code: CF15 7QZ
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: DEMILEIGH GRIFFITHS
Telephone: +44 2921501500
Email: demileigh.griffiths@wales.nhs.uk

Roles

buyer

centralPurchasingBody

Details

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

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 07
Description: Health

Organisation 2

Name: Gardiner & Theobald
Id: GB-FTS-97911

Identifier

Legal Name: Gardiner & Theobald

Address

Street Address: 10 South Crescent, Store Street
Locality: London
Region: UK
Postal Code: WC1E7BD
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: High Court
Id: GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name: High Court

Address

Street Address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality: London
Postal Code: WC2A 2LL
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-97911
Name: Gardiner & Theobald

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1
Award ID: 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 6 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 396,674
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Cardiff · UK · CF15 7QZ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKL22

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

075727-2026award, contract · 10 Aug 2026, 13:17
098663-2026award, contract · 19 Oct 2026, 16:51

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Velindre University NHS Trust published an award and contract notice for readiness and programme-management support for nVCC. The contract record names GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP and gives a signed value of £396,674.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication10 August 2026Evidence: Release 075727-2026 is dated 2026-08-10 and tagged award, contract.
Later notice release19 October 2026Evidence: Release 098663-2026 is dated 2026-10-19 and tagged award, contract.
Contract signing6 August 2026Evidence: Contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 has dateSigned 2026-08-06.

88% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier records analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098663-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036c29
First published: 10 Aug 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 18:21
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A contract record is active and explicitly records signing on 6 August 2026. The notice data also contains an active award for GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP, but the underlying lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.

Market significance

The requirement covers operational-readiness governance, PMO, programme controls, assurance, service planning and move preparation for nVCC.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

2 supplier records analysed

GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP

95% confidence

Award 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 · Lots 1 · 396674 GBP · Active award and contract record

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The active award identifies Gardiner & Theobald as supplier; supplier verification identifies GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP (OC307124). The linked contract states £396,674.

GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP

83% confidence

Award 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record

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The supplied award table lists award 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1 as active and supplier verification associates it with GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP; no value is supplied for this award.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

98% confidence

10 August 2026

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Release 075727-2026 is dated 2026-08-10 and tagged award, contract.

Later notice release

98% confidence

19 October 2026

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Release 098663-2026 is dated 2026-10-19 and tagged award, contract.

Contract signing

99% confidence

6 August 2026

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Contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 has dateSigned 2026-08-06.

Contract record status

94% confidence

Active

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Contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 is marked active.

Lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Tender lot 1 is marked cancelled, although the award and contract records linked to lot 1 are active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Signed contract value

99% confidence

£396,674 GBP

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Contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 states value amount 396674, currency GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The £396,674 is recorded against contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1; no value is published for the separate active award record.

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The contract has a value, while award 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1 has null value fields.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

6 August 2026

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Explicit contract dateSigned field.

First published award/contract release

98% confidence

10 August 2026

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Release history for 075727-2026.

Later award/contract release

98% confidence

19 October 2026

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Release history for 098663-2026.

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Readiness and programme-management support for nVCC.

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Process title and tender description.

Core activities

99% confidence

Governance, reporting, programme controls, change control, integrated planning, KPIs, readiness assessments, assurance, risk and dependency management, operational readiness, service planning, commissioning, move preparation and PMO support.

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Tender and lot 1 description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 71315200 — Building consultancy services.

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Tender classification.

Delivery area

95% confidence

UKL22.

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Item 1 delivery address region is UKL22.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective — restricted procedure.

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Process procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Restricted procedure.

Award criterion information

91% confidence

Price is the only published criterion in the lot data.

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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists one criterion of type price.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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No bid, tenderer, score or ranking data is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

94% confidence

Active

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The published contract record is marked active.

Contract signed

99% confidence

Yes — 6 August 2026

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The contract record explicitly includes dateSigned 2026-08-06.

Options

96% confidence

No options indicated for lot 1.

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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.

Duration, start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

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No start date, end date or duration is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Service model

96% confidence

The stated scope combines programme-management office support with operational-readiness and assurance work across multiple readiness workstreams.

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Tender description.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

£396,674 is an explicitly signed contract value for the later contract record, not a published value for every active award record in the supplied data.

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Only contract 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1 contains a value; the earlier award record does not.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

88%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-036c29
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Velindre University NHS Trust.

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Buyer party and process buyer_name.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Buyer address lists Cardiff, CF15 7QZ.

Buyer sector context

92% confidence

Health; the notice classifies the buyer under COFOG 07.

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Buyer party classifications.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

97% confidence

GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP (company number OC307124).

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Supplier verification matched the source name Gardiner & Theobald to the verified legal name using normalised-name matching; verified company status is Active.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Gardiner & Theobald.

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Supplier party and source_supplier_name.

Supplier SME field

85% confidence

The source party record labels the supplier as SME.

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Supplier party details scale is sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit contract end date, extension term or renewal provision is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Status conflict

99% confidence

The active awards and active contract are linked to lot 1, while the same lot is marked cancelled. The supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.

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Awards and contract reference lot 1; tender lot 1 status is cancelled.

Multiple active award identifiers

98% confidence

Two active award records are supplied for the same supplier and lot, but their relationship is not explained.

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Award table lists 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1 and 098663-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)83-1, both active and linked to lot 1.

Supplier identity

97% confidence

Supplier identity is verified: the published source name Gardiner & Theobald was matched to GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP (OC307124).

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Supplier verification data.

Published fields not supplied

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start/end dates, duration, award dates, bid counts, evaluation scores, lot title and individual value for the earlier award record.

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Relevant source fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied data contains an unresolved lifecycle conflict: lot 1 is cancelled while its linked awards and contract are active.
Two active award identifiers are associated with the same supplier and lot, with no published explanation of whether one supersedes or relates to the other.
No contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms are published.
No bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, rankings or detailed pricing are published.
No award date or value is supplied for award 075727-2026-VEL-DCO(26/27)53-1.
The lot has no published title.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named on the nVCC readiness contract record?

GARDINER & THEOBALD LLP, verified as company number OC307124, is named through the source supplier name Gardiner & Theobald.

What is the published contract value?

The later contract record states £396,674 GBP.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The published contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 6 August 2026.

What is the scope?

The scope covers programme governance, controls, planning, PMO support, readiness assurance, service planning, commissioning and move preparation.

Is the contract lifecycle fully clear?

No. The contract and awards are marked active, but their linked lot is marked cancelled in the supplied data.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Appointment for Readiness for nVCC

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Gardiner & Theobald

Gardiner & Theobald

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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