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 Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £17,532,082
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 011231-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Mar 2025
- Published25 Mar 2025Published the same day
Description
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). Provision for a planned, unplanned and enhanced priority NEPTS service. This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The total value of this contract is £17,532,082. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nhsgm.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facil…
About the supplier
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.