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 Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- About Health Limited
- Value
- £44,325,080 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dermatology services (CPV 85121282)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 048207-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2025
- Published12 Aug 2025Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
The services provided under this Lot are the services described in Section II.1.4 specifically for patients registered with a GP practice located in the Stockport or Tameside localities or resident in the same localities.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of Community Dermatology Service: Lot 1 - Stockport & Tameside | About Health Limited | £5.77m |
| Provision of Community Dermatology Service: Lot 2 - Manchester & Trafford | About Health Limited | £14.4m |
| Provision of Community Dermatology Service: Lot 3 - Bury & Salford | About Health Limited | £5.49m |
| Provision of Community Dermatology Service: Lot 4 - Bolton & Wigan | About Health Limited | £8.53m |
| Provision of Community Dermatology Service: Lot 5 - Oldham & Rochdale | About Health Limited | £10.1m |
About the supplier
About Health Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06607168).