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
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- NHS Professionals Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,365,334
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 035162-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
Re Procurement of Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & International Recruitment - Ref: ESNEFT 3086
About the supplier
NHS Professionals Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06704614).