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 Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £68,754,724
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 011547-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published9 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
The contract was awarded to Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in 2019 as a lead provider contract for MSK services across West Essex. PAH sub-contracted community MSK services to Essex University Partnership Trust (EPUT) and Stellar Healthcare. Currently, PAH remain as lead provider and since April 2024 have only had a sub-contract in place with EPUT for community MSK services. <br/><br/>The MSK services provided in West Essex as part of the contract are as follows. <br/>PAH provides the following services:<br/>(i)T&O (elective)<br/>(ii)Rheumatology<br/>(iii)MSK Physiotherapy <br/><br/>EPUT provides the following services:<br/>(i)MSK physiotherapy<br/>(ii)Advance Physiotherapy Practitioner<br/>(iii)First Contact Practitioner<br/>(iv)Persistent pain management service<br/>(v)Podiatry service<br/>(vi)MSK Podiatry<br/><br/>West Essex has a full offer of MSK services compared to peers in ENH & SWH. There is not a secondary care pain service for outpatients as this is delivered fully in th…
About the supplier
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust: every public contract they have won.