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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lewis Pharmacy SME
- Value
- £72,720
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pharmacy services (CPV 85149000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 020115-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Mar 2026
- Published5 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure an Independent Prescribing Pathfinder service. It is intending to award a contract of 6 months commencing 01 April 2026 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 6 months to Lewis Pharmacy (Exmouth) following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of the contract is £72,720
About the supplier
Lewis Pharmacy: every public contract they have won.