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
- New Medical Systems Limited
- Value
- £1,183,782
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 038594-2026 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 West Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to incumbent provider to deliver Consultant-led elective non-urgent Ophthalmology Services in Cheshire West. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an estimated contract value of £1,183,782. This is an existing service that has been awarded to an existing provider.
About the supplier
New Medical Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06211226).