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 Dorset Integrated Care Board · NHS body
- Supplier
- Crescent Providence Surgery SME
- Value
- £40,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 086441-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Dec 2025
- Published30 Dec 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
The service to be provided for under this contract is a Community Outbreak Response Service (CORS) for Influenza and Scabies. The Community Outbreak Response Service (CORS) will aim to provide a coordinated and timely clinical response to communicable disease outbreaks and or incidents within the Dorset community, ensuring effective management of cases and contacts to minimise transmission and protect public health.<br/>We are intending to award a contract following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Most Suitable Provider process. This is a new service awarded to an existing provider who holds another NHS Standard Contract for delivering community services. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £40,000 (including the extension option). The contract term runs from 01 December 2025 until 30 November 2026 with a 12 month extension option. Additional information: Award Criteria: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria, with a weighting of 100
About the supplier
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