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
- Supplier
- Community Dental Service CIC SME
- Value
- £358,445.72
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 007437-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Dec 2025
- Published28 Jan 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
NHS England commissioners are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £358,445. The services are required to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028.
About the supplier
Community Dental Service CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07476618).