Contract award · 8 Oct 2024

NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP)

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust awarded “NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP)” to Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust for £717k.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

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.

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Key facts

Value
£717,357
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Oct 2024
  2. Published15 Oct 2024Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

The aim of the Service is to provide an efficient and effective Service that will ensure all newborns receive an Automated Otoacoustic Emissions (AOAE) screen as early as reasonably possible and prior to discharge from the Maternity Units in which they were born. An award has been made following direct award process A. Dates between which the contract provides for the services - April 2024 - March 2027

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