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
- Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £7,280
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 014231-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jan 2026
- Published17 Feb 2026Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provide Selection regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. Hospital Based Detoxification Services - DN806761 In the view of the contracting authority the award was urgent, because: • There was an urgent need to find a medically managed detoxification bed for a client. • This was the only provider that could meet the client needs in the timeframe required. We therefore agreed the need for an Urgent Award with Poole Hospital for a 14-day detoxification. This service is a medically managed detoxification placement for 14 nights and falls under the following CPV Code: 85110000 3 - Hospital and related services. The provider to whom the contract has been awarded: Name: Hospital Dor…
About the supplier
Universities Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.