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
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- North Staffordshire GP Federation Limited SME
- Value
- £803,497.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 086065-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2026
- Published10 Sep 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of Enhanced Primary Care Services GP Support.<br/><br/>The Trust is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the Direct Award Process C. <br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £803,497.50.<br/><br/>The contract duration is expected to be from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 - There is a 2-month extension option permitted within the contract.
About the supplier
North Staffordshire GP Federation Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09685712).