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 Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Health Care Services
- Supplier
- ICS Operations Ltd t/a Xyla SME
- Value
- £324,480
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Cardiology services (CPV 85121231)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 089013-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Sep 2026
- Published21 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the 30th September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Conflicts of interest identified among the key group/committee/officers : [0]
About the supplier
ICS Operations Ltd t/a Xyla: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04793945).