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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £3,893,990,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital services (CPV 85111000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 013901-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Nov 2025
- Published16 Feb 2026Published 82 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure acute services for Devon. It is awarding a contract of 3 years with a 2 year extension option, commencing 01/04/2026 to Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - following Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: £3,893,990,000 including the full extension period.
About the supplier
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.