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
- North East London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £210,872,440
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 038663-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Dec 2025
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 137 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) The contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2028, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/29. Lifetime Value: £158,154,330 (year 1 - year 3) including extension if utilised - £210,872,440
About the supplier
East London NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.