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
- Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 078774-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Aug 2026
- Published19 Aug 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Dorset Council is acting as Lead Commissioner and Contracting Authority on behalf of itself and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council. This procurement is for the delivery of annual oral health surveys across the BCP Council and Dorset Council areas, in line with the national specification. The Councils intend to award this contract to an existing provider, using Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime 2023. The approximate lifetime value of the contract, including any included extension options, is £100,000. The services are to be provided for the school years 25/26, 26/27 and 27/28, with the option to extend the contract for one year to cover the 28/29 school year until 31st August 2029.
About the supplier
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.