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 England North West (Cheshire and Merseyside) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- HCRG Care Services Limited
- Value
- £164,416
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 082786-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Oct 2025
- Published15 Dec 2025Published 60 days after the contract date
Description
The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A 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. The lifetime value of the contract is £164,416. The contract, as per national guidance, is paid on an activity-based tariff. Contract Start Date: 1st April 2026 Contract End Date: 31st March 2032 This is an existing service. This is an existing provider.
About the supplier
HCRG Care Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07557877).