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
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Minster Care Management Ltd
- Value
- £1,232,776.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 007165-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2025
- Published25 Feb 2025Published the same day
Description
Intermediate Care Beds - Darlington The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The final contract value is still to be finalised as it is dependent on the national NHS planning guidance which is still to be released. As an indication the 2024/25 contract value is £821,851. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2027
About the supplier
Minster Care Management Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03676785).