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
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Health Care Services
- Supplier
- ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care SME
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Cardiology services (CPV 85121231)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 075877-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Nov 2025
- Published21 Nov 2025Published the same day
Description
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 3rd December 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR<br/><br/>This award will be to an existing provider for services that have previously been undertaken. <br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among stakeholders: 0 . Additional information: N/A
About the supplier
ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04793945).