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 Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · ENT or audiologist services (CPV 85121240)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 031861-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Apr 2026
- Published8 Apr 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Service is to provide a cost effective community support network for hearing aid users within defined care protocols, which will be agreed with the clinical services. The Service will meet the expectations of a high quality, safe, patient-centred, with a ‘no delays’ integrated pathway and will also use resources more effectively. It is the strategic vision of the ICB for patients to be offered choice of time and location as clinically appropriate. This means that patients can access services of high quality quickly and be seen by most appropriately skilled volunteers to meet their needs.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £141,711.00. Service to commence 21st April 2026 and conclude on 31st July 2028.
About the supplier
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00454169).