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
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust SME
- Value
- £16,251,378
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 079514-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Aug 2026
- Published20 Aug 2026Published the same day
Description
This contract will provide a fully integrated Sexual Health Service, which the Council intends to award to an existing provider following direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The contract is for a period of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, commencing on 01 April 2027 with an estimated annual value of £2,708,563 This a new service, with an existing provider.
About the supplier
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07913048).