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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £26,111,190
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 018684-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is to deliver Community Dental Services across Worcestershire. The incumbent provider has been delivering Community Dental Services to patients in these areas.<br/><br/>NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust via Direct Award Process C as described in regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance.<br/><br/>The supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.<br/><br/>The contract start date is 01st April 2026 for a period of 7 years until 31st March 2033. The total lifetime value of the contract is £26,111,190 across seven years.
About the supplier
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.