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
- King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £46,700
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Coaching services (CPV 79998000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 040660-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Apr 2026
- Published1 May 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
The contract was awarded following a mini‑competition (further competition) conducted under the NHS SBS Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health Framework Agreement (Reference: SBS10197). All eligible framework suppliers within the lot were invited to bid, and submissions were evaluated in accordance with the framework rules and the published award criteria. The contract was awarded to the supplier offering the most economically advantageous tender to deliver a 12‑month Executive Coaching Programme for Improvement for King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
About the supplier
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.