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
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- East Cheshire Hospice SME, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust SME
- Value
- £9,606,144 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 018432-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of domiciliary care to patients within the geographic area of Cheshire.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care In Partnership - Cheshire | East Cheshire Hospice SME | £4.8m |
| Palliative Care In Partnership - Cheshire | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust SME | £4.8m |
About the suppliers
East Cheshire Hospice: every public contract they have won.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.