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 South West London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £47,903,086
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental-practice services (CPV 85131000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 093259-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Sep 2026
- Published2 Oct 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (the "Authority") intends to award a contract to King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of Primary Care Community Dental Services for paediatric and adult special care patients, accessed upon referral, under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is £47,903,086 over 5+5 years (This figure is approximate and based on DDRB uplifts of 4% year on year). The contract term will be 5 year with the option to extend for a further 5 years at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will commence on 1 April 2027 and expire on 31 March 2037 (or 31 March 2032 if the option to extend is not exercised).
About the supplier
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.