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
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- FCMS (NW) Ltd SME
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 013197-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2026
- Published12 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
This notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust intends to award this contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process. The contract is for the provision of outsourced consultant led cardiology outpatient services. The contract does not guarantee any activity levels. This is a new service awarded to a new supplier. It is intended that the contract will commence on 24th February 2026 for a period of 1 year with an option to extend.
About the supplier
FCMS (NW) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05085990).