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 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Balance Street Health Centre SME, Carlton Group Practice SME, Hartshill Medical Centre SME, Midlands Community Services SME, Norfolk Street Surgery SME, Trinity Medical Centre SME
- Value
- £366,500 across 6 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Urologist services (CPV 85121292)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 042450-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 80 days after the contract date
Description
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C. The Procurement relates to the provision of Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SSoT) Integrated Care Board. Vasectomy is a male sterilisation procedure which acts as a permanent method of contraception. This service aims to provide a cost-effective, high-quality vasectomy service that will ensure consistent levels of care, performance and accessibility for the population of of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. SSoT ICB currently holds contracts with the following existing providers: Balance Street Health Centre Carlton Group Practice Hartshill Medical Centre Midlands Community Services Norfolk Street Surgery Trinity Medical Centre The ICB is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold a…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Balance Street Health Centre SME | £16,000 |
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Carlton Group Practice SME | £25,000 |
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Hartshill Medical Centre SME | £55,000 |
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Midlands Community Services SME | £250k |
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Norfolk Street Surgery SME | £8,500 |
| Vasectomy Services for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board | Trinity Medical Centre SME | £12,000 |
About the suppliers
Balance Street Health Centre: every public contract they have won.
Carlton Group Practice: every public contract they have won.
Hartshill Medical Centre: every public contract they have won.
Midlands Community Services: every public contract they have won.
Norfolk Street Surgery: every public contract they have won.
Trinity Medical Centre: every public contract they have won.