Contract award · 31 Mar 2024

CM01 PDS Merseyside

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board awarded “PDS Merseyside” to Mersey Care River Alt Specialist Training PDS for £517k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£517,414.59
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Mar 2024
  2. Published29 Apr 2024Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

PDS Merseyside The extension to the contract(s) is to ensure provision of service delivery to patients whilst allow sufficient time for the Contracting Authority to determine future commissioning strategies for future services and allow time to undertake a procurement process in line with relevant legislation.

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