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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £4,521,074
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 078674-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Oct 2025
- Published1 Dec 2025Published 55 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of Community Dental Services (Special Care and Paediatric Dental Services, Urgent Dental Care Services and Routine Dental Care Services) in South Cumbria. Start Date: 1st April 2026. End Date: 31st March 2028. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £4,521,074 however the final contract value is still to be finalised. The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
About the supplier
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.