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
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £5,540.39
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 008387-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published30 Jan 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) has awarded a contract to The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 4JY for the provision of speech and language support for complex patients with head and neck cancer who are service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately £5540.39 The contract commenced 01 January 2026 for a period of 7 months. The contract was awarded in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under an Urgent Award due to service capacity issues. The Senior Leadership Team of Community have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.
About the supplier
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.