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
- Value
- £22,993,552
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 063080-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published8 Oct 2025Published 190 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is an Independent Sector Provider, providing elective acute healthcare services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The lifetime value of the contract is £22,993,552 (£11,496,776 per annum). The contract duration is 01/04/2025 31/03/2026, with an optional 1 year extension. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
About the supplier
Ramsay Health Care UK Operations Ltd trading as Ashtead Hospital (NVC01) & North Downs Hospital (NVC11): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01532937).