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 Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Three Shires LLP SME
- Value
- £12,829,759
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital services (CPV 85111000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 070413-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2025
- Published3 Nov 2025Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of Elective Care Services, including pre-operative and post-operative care provided across Northamptonshire. This contract has been awarded under direct award process B. The contract is awarded with no guarantee of activity. The value will vary dependent on the activity delivered. The anticipated lifetime value of the contract is £12,829,759 based on the NHS Payment Scheme with some local prices. The contract covers the period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. This is an existing service being provided by an existing provider. Additional information: Please note the reference number in Section IV 2.1 of this notice is a generic code to support publication of the notice.
About the supplier
Three Shires LLP: every public contract they have won.