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 England - North West Region · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £930,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 024695-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Mar 2026
- Published18 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (Health and Justice Team) (the Relevant Authority) who intend to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award a contract for the provision of Complex Termination of Pregnancy Services (CTOP) - Network Lead Role. It is the intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process. The lifetime value of the contract is £930,000 The length of the contract is 3 years initially with the option to extend for a further 2 years. This is a new service. This is a new provider. The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.
About the supplier
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT): every public contract they have won.