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
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · NHS Foundation Trust
- Supplier
- SHINE Lincolnshire
- Value
- £1,442,289
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 009951-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Additional information: As per the PSR direct award process C through assessment of key criteria the authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the services to a sufficient standard and will continue to do so in this intended future award.
About the supplier
SHINE Lincolnshire: every public contract they have won.