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
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust · NHS
- Supplier
- Communitas Clinics Ltd. SME
- Value
- £2,643,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 027743-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 May 2025
- Published27 May 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
The aim of the service is to provide a single point of access for all ENT and audiological referrals that results in a consistent approach to triage and streamlining service provision reducing duplication to ensure patients are booked for ‘the right care, in the right place, the first time’.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority are intending to award a contract to the existing provider following the PSR Direct Award C Process.<br/><br/>Contract period - 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2028.
About the supplier
Communitas Clinics Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06329434).