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 Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- AJM Healthcare
- Value
- £1,655,862
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 022887-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of an Adult and Children's comprehensive wheelchair service for eligible service users in Milton Keynes. <br/><br/>The Service will assess, prescribe and provide wheeled mobility equipment, (both powered and manual) pressure relieving cushions and postural management equipment for those with long term mobility needs. The Service will also provide a full modification, repair and maintenance service. <br/><br/>BLMK ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C for the following: <br/><br/>Specialist wheelchair services for adults and children.<br/><br/>The contract is for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028.<br/><br/>The expected lifetime value of the contract is £1,655,862.
About the supplier
AJM Healthcare: every public contract they have won.