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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS England · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £33,999,290
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 004745-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Oct 2025
- Published20 Jan 2026Published 98 days after the contract date
Description
Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for primary healthcare including dental and optometry services, mental health and substance misuse services.<br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The contract period is for an initial period of 4 years from 16th July 2025 to 15th July 2029 with option to extend for 12 months. The total contract value for the 5 years is £33,999,290. Additional information: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations2023.For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/>Justification for Urgent award:-<br/>The contract award must be made urgently as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the…
About the supplier
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.