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 Central East Integrated Care Board · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- Chartwell Dental Practice SME
- Value
- £863,576
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 059139-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 May 2026
- Published23 Jun 2026Published 33 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board are awarding a contract for the provision of Level 1 Dental Sedation Services following a Direct Award process C.<br/><br/>Level One Sedation Services provides general dental treatment under inhalation and intravenous sedation for patients who are severly dental phobic. This is a referral only service for Hertfordshire residents.<br/><br/>There is no material change to the new contract being offered and therefore a Direct Award Process C has been completed under the PSR regulations and a robust due diligence process has been completed to ensure providers meet all the Basic and Key Criterion.<br/><br/>The contract is being awarded to an existing provider following a direct award process. The lifetime value of the contract is £863,576<br/><br/>The services are to be provided from 7th July 2026 – 31st March 2028.
About the supplier
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