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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £4,175,169.85
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental-practice services (CPV 85131000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 008811-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Mar 2025
- Published11 Mar 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Out of Hours Dental Clinical Assessment Service - a dental triage service that operates across the NENC area traiging patients with dental needs during the OOHs period. 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. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 03 March 2031
About the supplier
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.