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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Marie Curie
- Value
- £2,254,419
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 045004-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published15 May 2026Published 44 days after the contract date
Description
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>Contract length is 1 Year <br/><br/>Contract period: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027<br/><br/>Contract value: £2,254,419. Additional information: 1. Eligibility for Direct Award Process C<br/>The Record of Decision Making confirms that the service:<br/>• is an existing service;<br/>• is delivered by an existing provider (Marie Curie Hospice);<br/>• is replacing a contract that is due to expire; and<br/>• is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.<br/>The Record also identifies the named decision maker, senior approving bodies, contract value and term, and confirms that no conflicts of interest were declared. This document evidences that the decision was taken consciously and contemporaneously within the PSR…
About the supplier
Marie Curie: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00507597).