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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £84,190,470 across 8 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 005967-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jan 2025
- Published19 Feb 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
The Relevant Authority intends to award a contract for the above Lot to the existing provider under Direct Award C process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract will commence 01 April 2025 for an initial period of 7-years with the option of a 3-year extension at the discretion of the Relevant Authority subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Lot 1 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia in Warrington total contract value 8,177,330 GBP
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 1 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia in Warrington | Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £8.18m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 2 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care in Halton & St Helens | Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £4.07m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 3 - Paediatric Exodontia in Halton & St Helens | Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | £7.77m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 4 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia in Cheshire East | East Cheshire NHS Trust | £13.4m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 5 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care in Knowsley, Liverpool & Sefton | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | £24.2m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 6 - Paediatric Exodontia in Knowsley, Liverpool & Sefton | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | £10.1m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 7 - Paediatric Exodontia in Wirral | Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | £4.96m |
| NHSE1020 Community Dental Services - Adult & Paediatric Special Care and Paediatric Exodontia: Lot 8 - Adult & Paediatric Special Care in Wirral | Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | £11.5m |
About the suppliers
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.
East Cheshire NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00130163).
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.