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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Individual supplier
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 091028-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published25 Sep 2026Published 86 days after the contract date
Description
Optometry Services - Cataract/RIOP/Low Vision community-based eye care services delivered by accredited optometrists to support patients closer to home and reduce unnecessary referrals to Hospital Eye Services. The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.The contract value is £0. The contract value cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/26 Contract End Date: 31/03/27 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.