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
- Supplier
- Circle Health Group Limited
- Value
- £23,131,684
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital services (CPV 85111000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 052716-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jul 2025
- Published1 Sep 2025Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is an independent sector provider, providing elective health care services. The service is an existing service and will be provided by an existing/ provider. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 8) The expected Annual Contract Value is £23,131,684 The contract term will be21 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2027, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/28.
About the supplier
Circle Health Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02164270).