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 North Central London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Cataract Centre Limited SME
- Value
- £4,373,793
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 018659-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
This notice relates to Access to high quality ophthalmic services that are clinically effective and offer timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment for ophthalmic conditions.<br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/>The annual value of the contract is £4,373,793.00<br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £4,373,793.00<br/>The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026<br/>The contract term will be 1 Year with No Option to Extend<br/>The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2027
About the supplier
The Cataract Centre Limited: every public contract they have won.