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 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Staveley Dental Care SME
- Value
- £429,841
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 020659-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Nov 2024
- Published6 Mar 2026Published 469 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is to deliver domiciliary dental services for housebound patients and vulnerable populations, including those in care homes or with limited mobility in Nottinghamshire. <br/><br/>NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider, Staveley Dental Care via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The provider is the existing provider of the services. They have satisfactory performance and there are no alternative providers within the local area. Through this award the Commissioner is mitigating a service gap for a vulnerable cohort of patients.<br/><br/>The contract start date is 1st December 2024 for a period of 1 year 4 months until 31st March 2026.<br/><br/>The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £429,841.
About the supplier
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