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
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Patient Transport (UK) Limited SME
- Value
- £788,150
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 086058-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Sep 2026
- Published10 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
Provision of secure patient transport. This notice is an intention to award a contract under PSR to an existing provider following Direct Award C.
About the supplier
Patient Transport (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06125783).