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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Express Diagnostics Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,166,490
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Cardiology services (CPV 85121231)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 010318-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jan 2026
- Published5 Feb 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure Non AQP and Cardiology Services. It is intending to award a contract of 1 year (and up to 6 months optional extension), commencing 01/04/2026 to Express Diagnostics Ltd - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: £1,166,490
About the supplier
Express Diagnostics Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02958269).