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
- Slough Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Community Dental Services CIC
- Value
- £151,356.06
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 078325-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Aug 2026
- Published17 Aug 2026Published the same day
Description
• The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Procurement Act 2023 Explanation: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 28th August 2026. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice service as an intention to award under PSR.
About the supplier
Community Dental Services CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07476618).