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 England · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £38,108,065
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 050090-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2025
- Published20 Aug 2025Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for primary healthcare including dental and optometry services, mental health and substance misuse services. <br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The contract period is for an initial period of 4 years from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2029 with option to extend for 12 months. The total contract value for the 5 years is £38,108,065.
About the supplier
Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10498997).