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 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Individual supplier
- Value
- £3,350,914.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Orthodontic services (CPV 85131100)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 081294-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Aug 2026
- Published26 Aug 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is to deliver Orthodontic Services. The incumbent provider listed has been delivering Orthodontic Services to patients in this area.<br/><br/>The Office of the West Midlands on behalf of NHS Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB intends to award contracts to the existing provider Mr J S Nandhra via Direct Award Process C as described in regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was undertaken based on the current service delivery model and performance.<br/><br/>The supplier met all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract going forwards.<br/><br/>The contract start date is 01st October 2026 and will run until 30th September 2036. The total lifetime value of the contract is £3,350,914.50 across 10 years. The value will be subject to 2026/27 DDRB.