Contract award · 25 Mar 2025

Standard Acute Contract

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded “Standard Acute Contract” to University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust for £623m.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth 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

Value
£623,118,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Mar 2025
  2. Published9 Apr 2025Published 15 days after the contract date

Description

The services to be provided under this contract include cancer services, maternity services, UEC, elective care services, and community services. The award has been made following direct award process A. The lifetime value of the contract is approximately £623,118,000, and the contract runs from 01/04/2025 until 31/03/2026.

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