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 Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Derbyshire Optometrists SME
- Value
- £999,927
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Optician services (CPV 85160000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 024228-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Apr 2025
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 343 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations should be made to ddicb.optometry@nhs.net Decision was made by Primary Care Sub Group. No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest were declared by individuals making the decision. The ICB assessed the provider's current performance and ability to continue to provide the service. Assessment criteria included quality, innovation, value, integration, collaboration, service sustainability, improvin…
About the supplier
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