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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Opcare Ltd SME
- Value
- £748,102
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 020265-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jan 2026
- Published6 Mar 2026Published 53 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver Community Orthotics Service in Wirral. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and is tariff based with an estimated annual contract value of £748,102.
About the supplier
Opcare Ltd: every public contract they have won.