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
- Staffordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Optima Health UK Limited
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Company health services (CPV 85147000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 056115-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 May 2026
- Published15 Jun 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement of this agreement is for an OH doctor to support the Occupational Health Unit here at Staffordshire County Council. It is expected that the requirement is for one full day every fortnight or half day per week, depending on demand.
About the supplier
Optima Health UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08544676).