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
- Suppliers
- The Bute Practice SME, Islay Medical Practice SME, Colonsay Medical Practice SME, Lorn Medical Practice and Mull and Iona Medical Group SME
- Value
- £8,637,441 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · General-practitioner services (CPV 85121100)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 075961-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published21 Nov 2025Published 234 days after the contract date
Description
Integrated GMS Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident & Emergency Service for the Isle of Bute.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident & Emergency Services (Argyll & Bute): HH269-25-TW21 Bute Out of Hours | The Bute Practice SME | £3.06m |
| Integrated Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident & Emergency Services (Argyll & Bute): HH267-25-TW22 Islay Out of Hours | Islay Medical Practice SME | £2.4m |
| Integrated Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident & Emergency Services (Argyll & Bute): HH226-25-TW24 Colonsay Out of Hours | Colonsay Medical Practice SME | £363k |
| Integrated Out of Hours and Community Hospital Inpatient and Accident & Emergency Services (Argyll & Bute): HH268-25-TW19 Mull & Iona Out of Hours | Lorn Medical Practice and Mull and Iona Medical Group SME | £2.81m |
About the suppliers
The Bute Practice: every public contract they have won.
Islay Medical Practice: every public contract they have won.
Colonsay Medical Practice: every public contract they have won.
Lorn Medical Practice and Mull and Iona Medical Group: every public contract they have won.