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
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Watpharm Limited SME
- Value
- £110,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 029066-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2025
- Published2 Jun 2025Published 63 days after the contract date
Description
the Trust intends to award a contract for NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments to an existing provider following direct award c<br/>This contract will run from May 2025 for one year with an option to extend for a maximum of 1 year<br/>The lifetime value of the contract including options is approximately £110000
About the supplier
Watpharm Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10106155).