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 Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £18,388
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 081837-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Nov 2024
- Published11 Dec 2025Published 379 days after the contract date
Description
The Contracting Authority NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded an Urgent one year contract to Purple Direct Payment Support Service Trading name of Purple Zest Limited. The contract commenced on 13th November 2025 and will expire on the 12th November 2026 with an estimated aggregate contract value of £18388.00. Decision makers are: NHS Mid and South Essex ICB Executive Team No conflicts of interest have been identified
About the supplier
Purple Direct Payment Support Service Trading name of Purple Zest Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11421082).