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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £16,975,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 035411-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published 59 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Provision for a planned, unplanned and enhanced priority NEPTS service. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £16,975,000 however the final contract value is still to be finalised and is subject to 2026/27 CUF. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.