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 Grampian · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd
- Value
- £320,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Administrative healthcare services (CPV 75122000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 092678-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2025
- Published1 Oct 2026Published 393 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Grampian is currently experiencing significant elective care pressures which require immediate support to assist delivery of recovery actions aimed at improving patient access and reducing waiting times. The appointment is considered strictly necessary to address the immediate operational pressures facing the Board and to support delivery of elective care recovery objectives.
About the supplier
MCK Healthcare Consultancy Ltd: every public contract they have won.