This notice constitutes an Award Notice and confirms the commissioner’s has award a contract following the application of a mini-competition under the Outsourcing of Clinical, Surgical & Diagnostics Services Framework Agreement under the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations. The framework provides a compliant route for Health Boards to procure additional clinical capacity to support planned care recovery and reduce waiting times. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) have developed an outsourcing plan to eliminate waits over 104 weeks for general surgery procedures such as, day case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Hernia, Hiatus Hernia/Anti Reflux treatments to include assessment, treatment and follow up for patients. The contracts entered will cover the full range of services including pre-operative assessments, diagnostics and tests (where required), surgical procedures and follow up care. The services are to be provided from 9th November 2026 to 31st March 2027. The contract structure is one that will allow CAVUHB to send eligible patients to the providers subject to sufficient capacity and/or expertise to deliver the outsourcing programme by 31 March 2027. The providers are ranked as follows Rank 1 Provider - Nuffield Healthcare Rank 2 Provider - St Joseph's Hospital Limited Rank 3 Provider - Practice Plus Group