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 Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Clinical Partners Limited SME
- Value
- £1,456,812
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 088294-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 212 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic service. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is £1,456,812 The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process B.
About the supplier
Clinical Partners Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07590254).