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 Frimley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Surrey Physio Group Limited
- Value
- £1,010,590
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Physiotherapy services (CPV 85142100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 009777-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission provision to provide an Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy Service and First Contract Practitioner (FCP) MSK service for eligible patients in the North-East Hampshire and Farnham geographical locality. Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service: Patient population covered is North-East Hampshire and Farnham place. Referrals are via GP. The referring GPs prioritise patients as either routine or urgent. The provider carries out an initial face-to-face clinical assessment with the patient, during which a treatment plan is discussed and agreed. For referrals accepted into the service, a package of care is provided consisting of the necessary treatment required to meet the individual clinical needs of the patient. Follow-ups are also provided. Group exercise programmes are permitted as part of the treatment. First Contact Practitioner (FCP) MSK Assessment Clinic: A community-based physiotherapy service benefitting patients wit…
About the supplier
Surrey Physio Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11069710).