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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Aspire Healthcare Limited SME
- Value
- £157,107
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential health facilities services (CPV 85144000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 045842-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jul 2025
- Published4 Aug 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Care Home Services The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is £157107. Contract Start Date:01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
About the supplier
Aspire Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06275755).