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
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Norfolk Primary Care SME
- Value
- £912,934
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 016077-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Feb 2026
- Published23 Feb 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of GP Streaming in ED to provide an integrated function in order to ensure that patients receive the care they require and support the Trust in meeting national wait requirements. The Trust is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The contract is for 1 year and starts 1st April 2026 and ends 31st March 2027.
About the supplier
Norfolk Primary Care: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10714447).