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
- Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- PSNE Limited SME
- Value
- £1,503,200
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 085592-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Dec 2025
- Published22 Dec 2025Published the same day
Description
The Authority intends to award a contract for the Service to PSNE Limited pursuant to The Most Suitable Provider Process under Regulation 10 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR"). This is a notice under Regulation 10 (7) of the Authority's intention to award the contract for the Service as described below. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this proposed contract. The Management Provider will work with the Council and other providers in the local health and care system to create and develop services that: • Promote prevention, early intervention and self-care for the people of Sunderland; • Ensure Public Health services within Community Pharmacies and interventions are accessible and equitable; • Ensure key Public Health services within Community Pharmacies and interventions are of high quality, safe, effective and provide value for money; and • Ensure Service Users are provided with or referred…
About the supplier
PSNE Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09764592).