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
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Manchester Surgical Services SME
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 076221-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Nov 2025
- Published21 Nov 2025Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
This notice is issued in accordance with Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract for the provision of outsourced consultant led Tier 2 ENT services under the Most Suitable Provider Process. The service is initially to see c. 200 new outpatient ENT referrals prior to 31 March 2026, with subsequent activity depending on the Trust's requirements. The contract term will be for an initial period of one year with an option to extend up to a maximum period of 3 years.
About the supplier
Manchester Surgical Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07053471).