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 South East London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £676,433
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 048857-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published14 Aug 2025Published 135 days after the contract date
Description
SEL The Well Centre. Provider is an existing provider whose contract is coming to an end, the service is not changing considerably and it is the view of SEL ICB (Lambeth) that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard and is able to satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard. A robust undertaking of current and expected performance was undertaken to support this award, including an external evaluation of the service. The contract term will be 13 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months subject to local discretion. The contract will start on 01/09/2025 and end 30/09/2026, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/27 - following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms. The approximate value of the contract for 19 months is £676,433.00.
About the supplier
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.