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Optometry Education

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:32.

Opportunity overview

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded a direct contract to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care. Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver the Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry. Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

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.

Cardiff University

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£155.3k
Awarded
25 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHVT-4343-HWYR
Location
Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
HEIW-STA-805
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) awarded a direct contract to Cardiff University for the provision of postgraduate Level 7 qualifications in Optometry and Eye Care. Cardiff University is currently the only Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Wales offering these specialist qualifications, which are essential to deliver Welsh Government’s contract reform and workforce upskilling agenda in optometry. Due to the urgent requirement to maintain continuity of service and meet national targets, this award is required to cover the period while a full procurement exercise is ongoing.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRNH-7564-JLCQ
Name
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF15 7QQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
HEIW, Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PRNH-7564-JLCQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
SAIRAM KUNURI
Telephone
+447435577774
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Role Details
Complete Procurement Support

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF15 7QZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court

Details

Identifier

Id
PXWV-6492-CGMN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
SAIRAM KUNURI
Telephone
+447435577774
Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PHVT-4343-HWYR
Name
Cardiff University

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3AT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Main Building, Park Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PHVT-4343-HWYR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
26 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
Optometry Education
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Value

Amount
155,250
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
186,300

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037730-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 12:32
Entry 2
Id
040993-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Jul 2025, 14:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVT-4343-HWYR
Name
Cardiff University

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Optometry Education
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
29 Jul 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
155,250
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
186,300

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045128-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Aug 2025, 11:19

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL15 · CF15 7QQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0559d5-2025-08-01T11:19:20+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·