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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ophthalmologist services (CPV 85121281)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 021464-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published10 Mar 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
provision of a Community Macular Service Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 0.01 contract value has been included as this is a cost per case activity based contract with agreed local prices The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03462881).