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
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Spire Healthcare Limited
- Value
- £850,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Orthopaedic services (CPV 85121283)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 090375-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Sep 2026
- Published24 Sep 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Outsourcing of NHS patient activity to an independent sector provider. The intention is to award a contract to our existing provider, by following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process C. Contract duration - 6 months Estimated value - £850,000
About the supplier
Spire Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01522532).