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
- Suppliers
- Dartmouth Medical Practice, Townsend House Medical Centre SME
- Value
- £281,871
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · General-practitioner services (CPV 85121100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 020557-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Feb 2026
- Published6 Mar 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure ENT services under GP with Enhanced Responsibility contracts. It is intending to award contracts of 3 years, commencing 01/04/2026 to 2 existing providers (details later in this notice) - following Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime. Payment is on an activity basis but approximate lifetime value of these contracts based on previous years is: 281,871
About the suppliers
Dartmouth Medical Practice: every public contract they have won.
Townsend House Medical Centre: every public contract they have won.