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 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £68,414
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 038174-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Apr 2026
- Published27 Apr 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Description of the services to be provided: The Long Covid Fatigue Service is part of a broader community-based Nottinghamshire Community Pain, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Service and Long Covid Service. The service was developed in response to the emergence of persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms and focuses specifically on the assessment and management of fatigue in individuals experiencing ongoing symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection The ICB is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £68,414 The dates between which the service will be provided are 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
About the supplier
Primary Integrated Community Services (PICS): every public contract they have won.