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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bevan Group Practice SME
- Value
- £321,971
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 098287-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Aug 2026
- Published19 Oct 2026Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Halton Place intend to award a 2 year contract via Direct award C to the incumbent provider to deliver the GP Medical Cover to Oakmeadow Community Support centre in Halton. The contract will start on the 19th of November 2026, expire on 18th November 2028 and has an annual contract value of £160,986 (+any 2027/28 NHS uplift).
About the supplier
Bevan Group Practice: every public contract they have won.