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
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £50,138
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 043757-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published29 Jul 2025Published 119 days after the contract date
Description
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (MCFT) has awarded a contract to Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL), Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DR for the provision of Stroke ESD Service - Speech & Language Therapy Provision for patients and service users of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The contract value is approximately £50,138. MCFT is currently in contract with MWL for these services. The contract commenced 01 April 2025 for a period of 12 months. The contract was awarded in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process A where there is an existing provider for the services and there is no realistic alternative to the current provider.
About the supplier
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.