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
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £484,660
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 010552-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Mar 2024
- Published2 Apr 2024Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Notice of intention to renew under Direct Award A Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) intends to contract with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT), Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7AL for the provision of clinical and diagnostic services for patients and service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately £484,660. MCFT is currently in contract with LUHFT for these services. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2024 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process A where there is an existing provider for the services and there is no realistic alternative to the current provider. The Senior Leadership Team of Community, Mental Health and Secure Divisions have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recor…
About the supplier
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.