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 Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- HUC
- Value
- £1,328,431
- 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
- 025970-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jan 2026
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 63 days after the contract date
Description
Minor Injuries Service;<br/>Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C; <br/>This one year contract with optional extension of up to 12 months is a cost and volume model. Should the optional extension for Hertfordshire be enacted the lifetime value of this contract would be up to circa £2,426,694. The lifetime value for West Essex would be up to circa £598,354.<br/><br/>The contract will be from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. If the optional extension is enacted, the expiry date will change in line with the number of months extended. Additional information: There are anticipated system changes affecting Integrated Care Board (ICB) structures. Under section 14Z28 of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England may make transfer schemes in connection with the variation of the constitution of an ICB, or the abolition of an ICB. <br/>HWE ICB will be changed by the implementation of ICB mergers and boundary…
About the supplier
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