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 Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £423,139,537
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 047436-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jun 2025
- Published8 Aug 2025Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
HWE ICB has awarded a one year contract by Direct Award Process A to East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire 31st March 2026, with an annual contract value of £423,139,537.
About the supplier
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00966847).