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
- Value
- £1,549,896,296
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 073821-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) The lifetime Value of the contract is £1,549,896,296 (per annum £387,474,074 (Surrey & Sussex ICB) 3 years with optional 1 year extension. The contract will start on 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2029. Contract values for Associate Commissioners not yet agreed: (3 year contract + 1 year extension) NHS Thames Valley ICB NHS Frimley ICB NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB NHS South West London ICB NHS West & North London ICB NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire NHS England This notice has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Uni…
About the supplier
Ashford & St Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.