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 Sussex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £244,463,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 054037-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 May 2025
- Published4 Sep 2025Published 111 days after the contract date
Description
Community Health and Care Services within Sussex. NHS Sussex ICB has awarded the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The existing provider continues to provide a satisfactory service and is likely to deliver satisfactory services within the contract requirements. There is no change to the services from previous years and delivery aligns with service requirements. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £244,463,000 over a one-year term, from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2026.
About the supplier
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.