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 England · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £14,700,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 018360-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
The intention is to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process which has identified the most suitable provider that can deliver the provision of an adult gender dysphoria service, covering the population in the East of England region, in line with the NHS England service specification: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/service-specification-gender-identity-services-for-adults-non-surgical-interventions/].<br/><br/>The successful provider is an existing provider who will utilise a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, and the service will be delivered from a primary care setting in the East of England region. The service will provide assessment of individuals for the purpose of diagnosis and will provide (or arrange access to) healthcare interventions for those who receive a diagnosis of gender dysphoria as described in the service specification.<br/><br/>The Commissioner has funded a pilot service in the East of England Region since 2021, and the contract for t…
About the supplier
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 1: every public contract they have won.