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
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £193,321.83
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Patient-administration system (CPV 48814200)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 053376-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jun 2026
- Published5 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
This VEAT notice is in relation to a short-term extension to the existing arrangement for the provision of an Electronic Patient Records system (EPR).<br/><br/>This is not a new contract opportunity but rather a VEAT notice to inform the market that the contracting authority intends to extend the term of its contract for the provision of an EPR system with The Phoenix Partnership (Leeds) Limited. This contract extension will be for a duration of 24 months with a possible further 12 month extension, giving a maximum of 3 years.<br/><br/>This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing EPR system at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT whilst work is undertaken to procure a new EPR contract(s).<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority proposes to undertake a competitive procurement exercise, which is expected to commence Q2 2026 and anticipates contract award by Q4 2027. The Contracting Authority intends to utilise the London Procurement Partnership Clinical Digital Health Solutions Framew…
About the supplier
The Phoenix Partnership (Leeds) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04077829).