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
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Nimbuscare Ltd
- Value
- £575,250
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical practice services (CPV 85121000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 058760-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2026
- Published23 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a notice of intention to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process C to the current Provider - Nimbuscare Limited, Gateway 1 Holgate Park Drive, York YO26 4GG.<br/><br/>The contract is for the provision of GP cover for the Minor Illness services at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.<br/><br/>CPV code: 85120000-6 Medical practice and related services.<br/><br/>The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and based on assessment of the provider against the weighted key criteria, it is considered they will satisfy the proposed contract to the required standard.<br/><br/>The contract will operate for an initial 6 month term from 01/07/2026 to 31/12/2026 with an option to extend for a further 2 x 3 months.<br/><br/>The estimated contract value is £285,250 for the initial 6 month term and up to £575,250 if the full extension option is exercised.
About the supplier
Nimbuscare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09604277).