Contract award · 1 Apr 2024

Urgent Treatment Centres

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board awarded “Urgent Treatment Centres” to Mastercall Healthcare for £1.95m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

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.

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Buyer
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£1,954,206
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Apr 2024
  2. Published23 Dec 2024Published 266 days after the contract date

Description

Urgent treatment centres (UTCs) are to be community and primary care facilities providing access to urgent care for a local population. They encompass current Walk-in Centres, Minor Injuries Units, GP-led Health Centres and all other similar facilities, including the majority of those currently designated as "Type 3 and Type 4 A&E Departments". Urgent treatment centres will usually be led by general practitioners, and are ideally co-located with primary care facilities, including GP extended hours / GP Access Hubs or Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Assessment Services (formerly known as "GP out of hours" services). Total lifetime value of the contract will be £1,954,206. The Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice for Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Award Decision makers:…

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