Contract award · 1 Apr 2025

Supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception

Nottinghamshire County Council awarded a contract to Ascent Healthcare Ltd, Bestway National Chemists Limited, Daleacre Healthcare Ltd T/A Evans Pharmacy…

No competitionHealth & social careEast Midlands

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Nottinghamshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£500,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Family-planning services (CPV 85312330)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2025
  2. Published7 Apr 2025Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

Direct Award B award under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception under Patient Group Direction as a Locally Commissioned Public Health Service and (optional) Condom Card Scheme

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