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
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Healthcare Business Solutions UK Limited SME
- Value
- £996,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical hospital services (CPV 85111200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 020852-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Mar 2026
- Published9 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
To provide insourcing capacity for University Hospital Southampton Oral Maxillo Facial and Urology services - specifically outpatient clinics for both new and follow up including OPROC where appropriate for Adult patients. Activity will be delivered by utilising the on-site estate during periods of vacant capacity. Option to add further specialities if required. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. Contract Start Date: 09/03/2026 Contract End Date: 31/03/2027 Option to extend for 12 months included. Estimated lifetime value of the contract is £1,195,200 incl VAT (including extension and potential additional costs of adding optional specialities). Initial contract term costs are £597,600 incl VAT. This is a new service and provider.
About the supplier
Healthcare Business Solutions UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07959430).