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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £2,103,408
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Short Message Service (SMS) services (CPV 64212100)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 010292-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Feb 2026
- Published5 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
The provision of SMS (text) messaging services for GP practices is a Core / Mandatory Requirement under the NHS England GPIT Operating Model and forms part of the CCG/Practice agreement.<br/>These SMS services are critical for effective communication between practices and patients and will be deployed across all GP Practices within the WYICB footprint.<br/>Procured via a Framework call off. Additional information: Framework Used:<br/>Crown Commercial Service Framework<br/>Framework Reference: RM6116
About the supplier
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04190816).