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
- Hertfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- MSI Reproductive Choices
- Value
- £32,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical practice services (CPV 85121000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 032932-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published10 Apr 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of sexual health contraception services (Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services in Hertfordshire) in order to reduce pressure on primary care services and enable more women to access contraception. This is a demand led service. The contract has now been awarded using the Direct Award B process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The contract value over the maximum 2 year period is £32,000. The contract commenced 1st April 2026, and will continue until 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for one year until 31st March 2028. This is an existing service with an existing service provider.
About the supplier
MSI Reproductive Choices: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01102208).