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
- Brighton & Hove City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- University Hospitals Sussex
- Value
- £25,328,958
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 085787-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Dec 2025
- Published23 Dec 2025Published the same day
Description
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process. Brighton and Hove City Council is responsible for the provision of self-referral, open access sexual health services for residents and visitors to the City. This includes testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and partner notification, advice on, and reasonable access to, the full range of contraception, and advice on preventing unplanned pregnancy. This service model aims to improve sexual health by providing non-judgmental and confidential services through open access, where the majority of sexual health and contraceptive needs can be met at once, often by one health professional, in services with extended opening hours (evenings and weekends) offering face to face, remote and online services, and locations which are accessible by public transport. The service model aims to improve sexual health by providing non-judgmental and confidential services through open access…
About the supplier
University Hospitals Sussex: every public contract they have won.