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
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
Buyer Name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Buyer Address: 4-5 Charnwood Court, Cardiff, UKL15, CF15 7QZ, United Kingdom
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.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Contract Title: Optometry Education
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