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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £9,305,680
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · ENT or audiologist services (CPV 85121240)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 011859-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Feb 2025
- Published28 Mar 2025Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of a community audiology service delivering age related hearing assessments and aids in community settings, covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB footprint. Start Date: 01/04/2025 End Date: 31/03/2028 With the option to extend for a further 2 years. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £9,305,680 (including the extension) however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
Specsavers Hearcare Group Limited: every public contract they have won.