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
- Darlington Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Primary Healthcare Darlington Limited SME
- Value
- £1,596,208.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Contraceptives (CPV 33641400)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 041718-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2025
- Published21 Jul 2025Published the same day
Description
Provision of contraceptive services including the fitting and removal of long acting reversable contraception, the provision of emergency oral hormonal contraception, the provision of a condom card scheme along with clinical advice and support.
About the supplier
Primary Healthcare Darlington Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09213928).