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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Novus Health Limited SME
- Value
- £4,665,444
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dermatology services (CPV 85121282)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 079636-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Aug 2026
- Published20 Aug 2026Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>Contract Period: 01/08/2026 - 31/07/2027<br/><br/>Contract Value: £4,665,444. Additional information: The ICB is not required to follow direct award process A or B<br/>The Record of Decision Making created at the time of the decision confirms that the service:<br/>• is an existing service;<br/>• is delivered by an existing provider – Novus Health Limited;<br/>• is replacing a contract that is due to expire; and<br/>• is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.<br/><br/>The commissioner confirms that the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract<br/>The Community Dermatology Service Specification dated 01/08/2026 demonstrates that the proposed contract …
About the supplier
Novus Health Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06076346).