Contract award · 29 Sep 2025

GP-Led Community Dermatology Services

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board awarded “GP-Led Community Dermatology Services” to Berkshire Primary Care Ltd for £1. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

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.

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Buyer
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£1
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Sep 2025
  2. Published30 Sep 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board sought to appoint suitable providers to provide GP-Led Community Dermatology Services. The aim is to operate, as much as is practicable, as a 'one-stop-shop' service e.g. ability to deliver opportunistic punch biopsy/diagnostic tests immediately if possible and provide high quality services in an appropriate setting without the need to refer to secondary care. The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year, with a service commencement date of 03 November 2025. The total value across all providers for the contract duration (including extension) is estimated at £384,624. For the avoidance of doubt, this contract is paid on a cost per case basis and therefore the values indicated are the expected values only. The services to which this procurement relates falls within the Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the procurement of the services is bein…

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