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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Irwell Medical Practice SME
- Value
- £32,832
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 010206-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Jul 2025
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 208 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of a Non- Symptom Specific (NSS) urgent suspected cancer (USC) pathway in the Pennine Lancashire area (covering East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen). This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances. The lifetime value of the contract is £32,832. Contract Start Date: 01/07/2025 Contract End Date: 30/06/2026
About the supplier
Irwell Medical Practice: every public contract they have won.