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
- Supplier
- Ascenti Physio Limited
- Value
- £885,295
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 019473-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2026
- Published4 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
The Wyre Forest community advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service provides timely triage, diagnostic and physiotherapy intervention to residents registered with a GP in Wyre Forest. Patients can be referred by GPs or by community physiotherapists. This service in Wyre Forest is provided by a single private provider. The service supports adults aged 16+. The current contract for community MSK physio is expiring on 31st March 2026 and a new one is required. This contract was awarded in April 2023 for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further year subject to mutual agreement. The 1-year optional extension period is now coming to an end. The total lifetime value of the original contract was £1,045,153. The incumbent provider of the above service is satisfying the existing contract. The commissioning authority, NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, has assessed the incumbent provider against PSR basic selection criteria and the PS…
About the supplier
Ascenti Physio Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04530716).