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
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Westcliffe Health Innovations Limited SME
- Value
- £19,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 036424-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Apr 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
The Bradford CDC operates from Eccleshill Treatment Centre. A key feature was the development of a single-site diagnostic model, bringing together NHS and independent sector provision in one location to improve access, efficiency and patient experience.<br/>WHI is a longstanding provider at the Eccleshill site and delivers a range of diagnostic services that form an integral part of the CDC model:<br/>• Endoscopy<br/>• Urology<br/>• Gynae<br/>• Radiology<br/>• Phlebotomy<br/>• Physiological Sciences<br/><br/>These services are co-located with Trust services and operate as part of shared clinical pathways.<br/><br/>The relevant authority intends to award a contract to the existing provider, WHI, following the application of Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>This is a one year contract with service intended to run from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027 valued at £6,500,000 with the opportunity to extend for a further two years which bring the approximate total …
About the supplier
Westcliffe Health Innovations Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09051512).