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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Gynaecological hospital services (CPV 85111300)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 082164-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Dec 2025
- Published11 Dec 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Further Competition via SBS Framework 10203: Insourcing of Clinical Support Services. Additional information: Provision of Insourced Echocardiography Services<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process based on a framework agreement.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £107,3904.00<br/><br/>This is a new service with a new provider.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 01/01/2026-31/12/2027 with the option to extend by up to 12 months.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
About the supplier
ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04793945).