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
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Cheshire Care Allance LLP
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Administrative healthcare services (CPV 75122000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 080204-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published24 Aug 2026Published 146 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement is done through internal waiver for the urgent reason.
About the supplier
Cheshire Care Allance LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC441239).