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
- Suppliers
- Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Limited SME, Charnwood GP Network Ltd SME, North West Leicestershire GP Limited SME, Patient Care Locally Community Interest Company SME
- Value
- £4 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 021935-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Mar 2026
- Published11 Mar 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The service includes the provision of anticoagulants on a community basis, including provision of: • Near-patient testing • Anticoagulant initiation, patient education and stabilisation. • Anticoagulant prescribing, dosing, and monitoring. • Domiciliary service to housebound patients who require anticoagulation monitoring and are registered with a LLR GP practice. There are 4 contracts with 4 providers to deliver this service across LLR. The intention is to award the contracts via Direct Award C process of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the PSR). These are zero-based activity contracts. The dates of the contract will be from the 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anticoagulation service | Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Limited SME | £1 |
| Anticoagulation service | Charnwood GP Network Ltd SME | £1 |
| Anticoagulation service | North West Leicestershire GP Limited SME | £1 |
| Anticoagulation service | Patient Care Locally Community Interest Company SME | £1 |
About the suppliers
Hinckley & Bosworth Medical Alliance Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09086757).
Charnwood GP Network Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09023605).
North West Leicestershire GP Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09084220).
Patient Care Locally Community Interest Company: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07789175).