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
- Supplier
- Turning Point (Services) Ltd
- Value
- £657,727
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 059747-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Sep 2025
- Published25 Sep 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
This is a continuation of the existing service being provided by Turning Point Services Ltd. Continuation of this vital service is necessary to ensure patient safety and to minimise the impact on the wider healthcare system whilst discussions regarding future Delegated Commissioning responsibilities are concluded. NHS Sussex ICB intends to award the contract to Turning Point Services Ltd following Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £657,727 over the 17-month term from 1st April 2026 to 31st August 2027.
About the supplier
Turning Point (Services) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02166697).