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 South East London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Specsavers
- Value
- £757,213
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · ENT or audiologist services (CPV 85121240)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 012432-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Mar 2025
- Published2 Apr 2025Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
Ear wax removal service. The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 (with the option to extend to 31st March 2027), following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms. The approximate lifetime value of the contract (it is acost and volume charging mechanism) is £757,213, based on the first one-year term without the extension.
About the supplier
Specsavers: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01721624).