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
- Madeira Medical Practice SME
- Value
- £130,896
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Cardiology services (CPV 85121231)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 073750-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 84 days after the contract date
Description
The service provides Echocardiography which is an essential diagnostic tool in the treatment and management of patients with suspected heart failure and other heart conditions. Surrey and Sussex ICB has awarded the contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract will be £130,896.00 (£65,448.00 per annum) over the two-year term, from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2026.
About the supplier
Madeira Medical Practice: every public contract they have won.