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Optometry Education

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)

Buyer Address: HEIW, Ty Dysgu Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff, UKL15, CF15 7QQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: SAIRAM KUNURI

Contact Email: sairam.kunuri@wales.nhs.uk

Contact Telephone: +447435577774

Buyer Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Organisation details

Buyer Address: 4-5 Charnwood Court Cardiff CF15 7QZ, Cardiff, UKL15, CF15 7QZ, United Kingdom

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
155250.0 GBP
Published
07 Jul 2025, 11:32
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
21 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Cardiff University
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) intends to award a contract directly 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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Optometry Education

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