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 Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Smile Orthodontics SME
- Value
- £10,256,100.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Orthodontic services (CPV 85131100)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 027751-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jan 2026
- Published26 Mar 2026Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is to deliver Orthodontic Dental Services in Norfolk.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB intends to award a contract to the existing provider Smile Orthodontics via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>There is no considerable change to the contract or nature of the service. The current providers are meeting all requirements and expectations of the service and performing at a high standard and are likely to meet the requirements of the contract going forwards. <br/><br/>The contract start date is 1st April 2027 for a period of 10 Years until 31st March 2037.<br/><br/>The total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be at a value of £10,256,100.60 (£1,025,610.06 per annum) over the 10 year period and will be subject to DDRB uplift.
About the supplier
Smile Orthodontics: every public contract they have won.