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
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust · Health
- Supplier
- EMED Group
- Value
- £1,248,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 066088-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Jul 2026
- Published14 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the 24th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among key stakeholders: [0]. Additional information: This contract will be live from the 1st August 2026 – 31st July 2028, an initial 12 month term with the option to extend by 12 months.<br/><br/>The value of this contract is estimate to be £624,000.00 (Excluding VAT) per annum.
About the supplier
EMED Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13121344).