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 Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Amethyst Assessment Centre
- Value
- £500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 085142-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2026
- Published8 Sep 2026Published 38 days after the contract date
Description
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. Award decision-makers: Corporate Director of Finance - Commissioning & Financial Assurance and the Executive Committee on behalf on NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. No conflicts of interest were declared
About the supplier
Amethyst Assessment Centre: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13882403).