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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Local Care Direct Limited
- Value
- £3,990,734
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical practice and related services (CPV 85120000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 034986-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published 16 days after the contract date
Description
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>Contract length is 1 Year plus a 1 Year extension option<br/><br/>Contract period: 01/11/2026 – 31/10/2027 <br/>Contract Period extension: 01/11/2027 - 31/10/2028<br/><br/>Contract value including extension £3,990,734. Additional information: 1. Eligibility for Direct Award Process C<br/>The decision records and contract assurance documentation confirm that the King Street Walk in Centre:<br/>• is an existing service providing urgent same day primary care;<br/>• is delivered by an existing provider, Local Care Direct (LCD);<br/>• is replacing a contract that is due to expire; and<br/>• is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.<br/>The reveiw identifies the relevant commissioning, quality, finance a…
About the supplier
Local Care Direct Limited: every public contract they have won.