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 Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Specsavers Hearcare Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £927,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · ENT or audiologist services (CPV 85121240)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 061121-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2024
- Published1 Oct 2025Published 549 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a community-based Adult Hearing Aid Service from a number of sites in Surrey Downs. Providing increased choice and control for service users as to where and when their treatment is delivered - providing on-going care closer to home. Provision of timely access to hearing aid assessment and a range of support services including hearing aid fitting, follow-up and on-going aftercare. Surrey Heartlands ICB has awarded a contract to Specsavers Hearcare Ltd under Direct Award C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £927,000 over the two year term, from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2026. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
About the supplier
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