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
- Supplier
- Littleton Surgery SME
- Value
- £250,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Family-planning services (CPV 85312330)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 072875-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 122 days after the contract date
Description
Littleton Surgery provides Non-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) as recommended by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as the preferred method of sterilisation. NSV is a less invasive method of male sterilisation or permanent contraception. Surrey and Sussex ICB intends to award Littleton Surgery, an existing provider, a contract following direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £250,000 [AB3.1]over the two-year term, from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
About the supplier
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