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 Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £454,934,640
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 017234-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jan 2026
- Published26 Feb 2026Published 36 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is an NHS Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7). The lifetime Value of the contract is £454,934,640 including a 12-month extension if enacted (per annum £227,467,320 (NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB). The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2026. Associate Commisioners: NHS Sussex ICB NHS Kent and Medway ICB NHS South East London ICB NHS South West London ICB
About the supplier
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust: every public contract they have won.