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
- Supplier
- Manchester Surgical Services SME
- Value
- £4,491
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 038577-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 161 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire East Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to Manchester Surgical Services to deliver Consultant Led Outpatient Surgical Services in Cheshire East. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £4,491. This is an existing service that has been awarded to an existing provider.
About the supplier
Manchester Surgical Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07053471).