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 England · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £11,310
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 095500-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published9 Oct 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/>Regulation 14 Urgent Award has been applied to avoid loss of outreach service due to Provider withdrawal. The award is required to urgently as delay would prevent opportunity for patients to be vaccinated and would likely pose a risk to patient / public safety. This circumstance was not foreseeable and not attributable to the Relevant Authority. <br/>The service is for the region – Birmingham and Solihull and is for the delivery of housebound Covid-19 vaccination clinics.<br/>To provide comprehensive additional outreach and vaccination capacity across the Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) system to ensure equitable access for all housebound residents of signed up practic…
About the supplier
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.