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 and Sussex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £1,083,240,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 070565-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2026
- Published27 Jul 2026Published 60 days after the contract date
Description
This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) to an existing provider for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further one year with an annual contract value of £1,083,240,000.00 which includes services provided in Kent (£853,000 p.a.) and Hampshire & the Isle of Wight ICBs (£380,000 p.a.). Associate Commissioners: Kent ICB NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB The service will be provided between the following dates: 01/04/2026 to- 31/03/2029 with the option to extend for a further one year until 31/03/3030. This notice has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
About the supplier
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.