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 Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Modality Limited Liability Partnership SME
- Value
- £322,869.87
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · ENT or audiologist services (CPV 85121240)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 049039-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Mar 2025
- Published15 Aug 2025Published 145 days after the contract date
Description
"The service required is for a community based, adult hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), follow-up and aftercare services for adults aged 18 or over with suspected or diagnosed age related hearing loss for the registered population of the Commissioning Organisation ensuring delivery of provision in a variety of hard to reach and rural areas as specified by the commissioner. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £322,869.87. It is a 24-month contract, with the service scheduled to commence on 1st October 2024 and conclude on 30th September 2026 This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C
About the supplier
Modality Limited Liability Partnership: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC422179).