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 Hereford shire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- DA Languages Limited SME
- Value
- £340,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 079089-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published2 Dec 2025Published 62 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Crown Commercial Services Language Services PCR2015 Framework (ref: RM6141). The relevant call-off lot on the above-named Framework agreement is Lot 5e Regional Managed Service - West Midlands The contract value is £85,000 per annum (exclusive of VAT). The contract duration is for 3 years with the option to extend for one further year subject to mutual agreement. The contract commenced on 1st October 2025 The translation service shall be used by the contractors of the General Practitioners across the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
About the supplier
DA Languages Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06207784).