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 Highland · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Nairn Healthcare Group SME
- Value
- £1,816,488
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 073250-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Sep 2025
- Published12 Nov 2025Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of GP Medical Cover within Out of Hours service (and Minor Injuries Unit - MIU) within Nairn & Ardersier. Full service specification indicates needs for one Duty Doctor between the following hours – Monday to Saturday - 18.00 – 08.00 = 5 x 14 hours Saturday and Sunday – 08.00 – 08.00 = 2 x 24 hours Public Holidays 24 hour provision as determined by the Authority each year.
About the supplier
Nairn Healthcare Group: every public contract they have won.