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 Thames Valley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £264,464
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 094321-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Sep 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") is commissioning a First Aid Unit in Chipping Norton The service will provide medical or non-medical practitioner led assessment, triage, and treatment to patients at premises in Chipping Norton who require immediate treatment of minor illness and injuries. Thames Valley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The total expected value of the contract for the initial 12-month contract term is £132,232 The optional 12-month extension expected value of the contract is £132,232. Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value is £264,464 The contract period will commence on 01 April 2027. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that South Central Ambulance Service have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: …
About the supplier
South Central Ambulance Service Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06002568).