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 Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Whitegates Dental Practice SME
- Value
- £167,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dental practice and related services (CPV 85130000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 097149-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Oct 2026
- Published14 Oct 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Due to the sad passing of the incumbent contract holder, NHS SY ICB are planning to use the Most Suitable Provider process to award a new contract to the remaining partner within the Whitegates Dental Practice. <br/><br/>Continuing to commission the same level of dentistry at Whitegates Dental Practice would enable the provider to maintain and improve access to dental services in Doncaster and retain the same contracted NHS activity within the constituency area and within the dental practice. It will enable continuity of dental access for the regular patients.<br/><br/>The provision of dental services and maintaining patients access to dental services is important in not only improving patients dental health but also relates to other health issues. <br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.<br/><br/>The value of the contract will be £174,000 per annum. <br/><br/>Please note - There is no end date to this contract as it will be a…
About the supplier
Whitegates Dental Practice: every public contract they have won.