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 Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- GP Primary Choice Ltd
- Value
- £1,096,896
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 072248-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Apr 2026
- Published30 Jul 2026Published 93 days after the contract date
Description
The lung cancer screening service is currently delivered by GP Primary Choice (GPPC). They are commissioned across North East Essex and Suffolk, but sub-contract the Suffolk activity to the Suffolk GP federation. This contract was passed to Essex ICB from Suffolk and North East Essex ICB as part of the ICB reorganisations in April 2026. GPPC have delivered the contract since the start of the Lung Cancer Screening Programme in Suffolk and North East Essex. This contract is only focussed on the lung health check component and is not an end-to-end service. After the lung health checks are completed, GPPC refer appropriate patients to ESNEFT for their low dose CT scan. The model is built on strong relationships across including integration with primary care and acute services. GPPC lead a culture of partnership working across partners and have a great understanding the population of the local population demographics, patients’ needs and are part of primary care and neighbourhood developme…
About the supplier
GP Primary Choice Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08486936).