Contract award · 2 Feb 2021

Integrated GMS Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident and Emergency Service- the Bute Practice

NHS Highland awarded “Integrated GMS Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident and Emergency…” to The Bute Practice for £2.43m on 2 Feb 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social care Scotland

BuyerNHS Highland

Value £2.43m

WinnerThe Bute Practice

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer: NHS Highland · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier: The Bute Practice
Value: £2,434,989
Procedure: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector: Health & social care · Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)
Region: Scotland
Official notice: 003722-2021 on Find a Tender
Timeline: Contract date2 Feb 2021

Published24 Feb 2021Published 22 days after the contract date

Description

This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice to indicate that NHS Highland intend to Direct Award a Contract for the provision of an Integrated General Medical Services and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident and Emergency Service to the Bute Medical Practice with an anticipated start date of April 1st 2021. The contract is expected to be in place for 3 years.