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 Frimley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- OutsideClinic Limited
- Value
- £0.01
- 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
- 060754-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Sep 2025
- Published30 Sep 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board have awarded a time limited (3 years and 1 month) contract for the provision of Audiology Services, to OutsideClinic Limited under urgent circumstances. In April 2025, Outside Clinic provided notice of their intention to withdraw from NHS Frimley ICB service provision. This urgent award is limited to patient pathway completion (including aftercare) for the following groups of patients only: 1) new referrals for patients registered with any Frimley ICB GP Practice received up to and including 18th July 2025; 2) Frimley ICB patients already in the pathway; 3) Frimley ICB patients who are accepted onto the pathway by the end of the business day on 31st July 2025; 4) Frimley ICB patients who have already started their aftercare pathway. Only the aftercare aspects of the pathway will be provided after 31st July 2025. This urgent award sets out the terms under which Frimley ICB patients are able to complete their pathways and access aftercare. As pathways a…
About the supplier
OutsideClinic Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02788492).