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 Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Provide Wellbeing Limited SME
- Value
- £680,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 010014-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Mar 2025
- Published18 Mar 2025Published the same day
Description
The provider delivers non-scalpel vasectomy services in a community setting.<br/>HWEICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. <br/>The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is £340,000 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be £340,000 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section V2.4
About the supplier
Provide Wellbeing Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05843096).