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 Black Country Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £12,145,521
- 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
- 018686-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is to deliver Community Dental Services across Wolverhampton. The incumbent provider has been delivering Community Dental Services to patients from this area.<br/><br/>NHS Black Country ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Community Dental Service 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 £12,145,521 across seven years.
About the supplier
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.