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
- London Borough of Camden · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- The Advocacy Project SME, Likewise, Mind in Camden, Voiceability Advocacy
- Value
- £1,961,868
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 002072-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jan 2025
- Published21 Jan 2025Published the same day
Description
Reach Out Camden Alliance is an alliance of four voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations (Mind in Camden, Likewise, Voiceability and The Advocacy Project) that work in partnership with the Council, North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) and North London Foundation Trust. The services provided include, although are not limited to, a range of direct resident-facing and capacity building offers, such as: • Navigation and social prescribing • 121 emotional and practical support • Group support and community activities • Peer mentoring • Cultural advocacy and addressing inequalities • Service user involvement and co-production The Council intend to award a contract to the Camden Reach Out Alliance (the existing provider) following direct award process C as set out in the Provider Selection Regime. The award of the contract to Reach Out Camden Alliance will be for a period of 2 years from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027 for a total sum of £1,961,868.
About the suppliers
The Advocacy Project: every public contract they have won.
Likewise: every public contract they have won.
Mind in Camden: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01911178).
Voiceability Advocacy: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03798884).