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 England · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- PCL – Patient Care Locally CIC SME
- Value
- £86,272
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 086745-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2026
- Published14 Sep 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Regulation 14 Urgent Award has been applied to avoid loss of outreach service due to Provider withdrawal. The award is required to urgently as delay would prevent opportunity for patients to be vaccinated and would likely pose a risk to patient / public safety. This circumstance was not foreseeable and not attributable to the Relevant Authority. <br/><br/>The service is for the region – Nottingham & Nottinghamshire to provide vaccinations to housebound patients.<br/>The Provider has been selected as they demonstrate the ability to provide the service with existing trained workforce and can mobilise immediately ensuring continuity for patients.<br/><br/>The contra…
About the supplier
PCL – Patient Care Locally CIC: every public contract they have won.