AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
This procurement sought a provider of general practice primary care medical services for Meddygfa’r Sarn in Pontyates. Although an award/contract notice was published, the sole lot and award record are marked cancelled/unsuccessful, and no supplier, award date or contract value is published.
Published outcomeNo successful supplier or concluded contract is evidenced in the supplied notice. The recorded award is unsuccessful and relates to a cancelled lot.
Market significanceThe opportunity concerned delivery of primary medical services to approximately 4,300 patients, with an intended move to independent contractor status from 1 April 2027.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
98% confidenceAward, contract notice
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Release 097525-2026 is tagged "award, contract" and was released on 15 October 2026.
Recorded procurement outcome
99% confidenceUnsuccessful
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The tender status and award status are both "unsuccessful".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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No successful award, supplier, award date, contract value, contract start date or contract end date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award or contract value
99% confidenceNot published
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The award and lot records contain no value amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planning notice published
99% confidence15 June 2026
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Release history lists planning release 056186-2026 on 2026-06-15.
Tender notice published
99% confidence17 July 2026
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Release history lists tender release 067987-2026 on 2026-07-17.
Submission deadline
99% confidence7 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process field submission_deadline is 2026-09-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award/contract notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history lists release 097525-2026 on 2026-10-15.
Intended independent-contractor transition
90% confidence1 April 2027
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Lot description states that the aim was to return the practice to independent contractor status from this date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceGeneral practice primary care medical services
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The procurement title and description seek provision of primary medical services under a GMS or APMS contract.
Procurement classification
99% confidenceCPV 85121000 — Medical practice services
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Tender classification and item additional classification state CPV 85121000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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The tender and award records identify only Lot 1.
Service setting
96% confidenceMeddygfa’r Sarn, Pontyates
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Lot description states the EMIS Web practice operates from premises in Pontyates.
Reported patient population
95% confidenceApproximately 4,300 patients
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Lot description states the practice provides services to approximately 4,300 patients.
Delivery region
97% confidenceUKL14
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The tender item gives delivery address region UKL14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process and tender fields state procurement method details "Open procedure".
Award criterion information
90% confidencePrice criterion listed
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion with type "price".
Competition results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract model sought
97% confidenceGMS or APMS contract
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The description refers to provision under a General Medical Services or Alternative Provider of Medical Services contract.
Options
98% confidenceNo options recorded
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Lot 1 field hasOptions is false.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot published
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Process fields contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market position
98% confidenceNo award opportunity is evidenced from this notice
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The published award record is unsuccessful, the sole lot is cancelled, and no supplier is named.
Operational context
93% confidenceThe practice was stated to be managed by the health board at the time of the tender
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Lot description states that the EMIS Web practice was currently managed by HDUHB.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency requiring cautious interpretation
99% confidenceThe release is labelled an award/contract notice, but its tender and award statuses are unsuccessful and its sole lot is cancelled.
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Release 097525-2026 tags include award and contract; tender and award status are unsuccessful; Lot 1 status is cancelled.
No supplier identity available
99% confidenceNo supplier is named in the published data.
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Suppliers array is empty and no supplier appears in the award record.
Commercial information unavailable
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract value, award date, pricing, duration, start/end dates, bid count and evaluation detail.
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Relevant fields are null or absent in the supplied process, award and lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice is labelled as an award/contract release while the tender and sole award are unsuccessful and the sole lot is cancelled; the analysis reports all statuses without treating the record as a concluded contract.
- No successful supplier or supplier identity is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, contract value, contract dates, duration, pricing, bid count, evaluation scores and reasons for the unsuccessful outcome.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Meddygfa’r SarnHywel Dda University Health Boardprimary care medical servicesmedical practice servicesGMSAPMSPontyatesunsuccessful procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Meddygfa’r Sarn primary care services contract?
No successful supplier is published. The sole award record is marked unsuccessful and the sole lot is marked cancelled.
Was a contract concluded?
A concluded contract is not evidenced. No supplier, award date, value or contract dates are published.
What services were sought?
The buyer sought primary medical services under a GMS or APMS contract for the Meddygfa’r Sarn area.
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