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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 064342-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published10 Oct 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
PSA Monitoring SMI Health Checks ECG Denosumab STOC Anti Coag Diabetes Service DMARDS/NPT Osteoporosis Anti-Psychotics LVSD Androgen Deprivation Injections Report Writing Care Home DES+ Shared Care The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award. The contract value is £0.01. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services are activity based contracts with no guaranteed contract value. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2025 Contract End Date: 31 March 2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract. This is an existing service and existing provider.
About the supplier
Oxford Terrace and Rawling Road Medical Group: every public contract they have won.