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
- Dorking Healthcare Ltd SME
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 073734-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 84 days after the contract date
Description
A Surrey Downs locality, direct access non-obstetric ultrasound service with staff qualified to appropriate levels of skill and experience, using ultrasound equipment which complies with the service specification. The aim of the service is to aid early diagnosis and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care, or to support the shift of activity into a primary care setting, where this will improve access. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £400,000 over the two year term, from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028.
About the supplier
Dorking Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06927650).