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 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £480,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 021919-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Mar 2026
- Published11 Mar 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 1 April 2026 for 24 months with possibility of extension of up to an additional 12 months, bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £480,000. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000). The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably, and the test for considerable change is not met. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £480,000 The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028. Aims and objectives of the service: • The aim of this enhanced service is to provide service users and clinicians with prompt access to a range of palliative care and specialist medications on an ur…
About the supplier
NUP S Corporation Ltd T/A Omcare Late Night Pharmacy: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09774179).