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
- £8,836,535
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 099076-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jul 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 90 days after the contract date
Description
Integrated Prison Healthcare Services for primary healthcare including optometry services, mental health and substance misuse services.<br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances as the incumbent provider has unexpectedly served notice on the contract.<br/>The contract period is for an initial period of 4 years from 18 March 2026 to 17 March 2030 with option to extend for 12 months. The total contract value for the 5 years is £8,836,535.
About the supplier
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.