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
- Vernova Healthcare Community Interest Company SME
- Value
- £381,761
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 038611-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jan 2026
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 92 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire East Place intend to award a 2 year contract via Direct Award B to deliver Endocrinology Outpatient Service in Cheshire East Place. The contract will start on 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2028 and has an annual contract value of £381,761. This is an existing service that has been awarded to an existing provider.
About the supplier
Vernova Healthcare Community Interest Company: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06122687).