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
- Norfolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £17,276,700
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 091226-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Sep 2026
- Published28 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
The incumbent provider, East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, has successfully delivered the Healthy Child Programme on behalf of the Council since 2015. The Council intends to award a new 12-month contract to this provider following the application of Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for the provision of the Healthy Child Programme and is referenced as NCCT43524. The provider's registered address is: East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust Unit 7-8 Meadow Park Meadow Lane St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 4LG In accordance with Direct Award Process C, the decision-makers concluded that the existing provider is satisfying the current contract to a sufficient standard. This assessment was informed by the provider's performance against applicable key performance indicators and by consideration of the key criteria, together with the application of the basic selection criteria. The asse…
About the supplier
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.