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 Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £762,162,152
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 042160-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published7 May 2026Published 36 days after the contract date
Description
Acute services are to be provided. An award has been made following PSR Award A - Regulation 7 This is an existing service and an existing provider
About the supplier
East Kent Hospital Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.