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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £73,192,254
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 036118-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published21 Apr 2026Published 154 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main community services provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £73,192,254. This contract may contain elements of services that have been delegated by NHS England. Updates to the estimated contract value will be included within future contract modifications.
About the supplier
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.