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
- Pioneer Healthcare Limited
- Value
- £345,655
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 039245-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published29 Apr 2026Published 162 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Warrington Place has awarded a contract via Direct Award B to deliver acute Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery services for patients registered with a GP in Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £345,655.
About the supplier
Pioneer Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08536847).