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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cumbria Health
- Value
- £1,408,611.36
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 056782-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jun 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Urgent Dental Access Centres - offering appointments to diagnose and treat urgent dental problems. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is £1,408,611.36 Contract Start Date: 01 September 2026 Contract End Date: 31 August 2028.
About the supplier
Cumbria Health: every public contract they have won.