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
- £27,621,180
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 101412-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCTS) for the East of England.<br/>NHS England commissioners are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £27,621,180. The services are required to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2031.
About the supplier
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01018539).