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
- Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £786,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 003488-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2025
- Published3 Feb 2025Published the same day
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for Direct award C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Decision to award was made by Director of Public Health. The basic and 5 key criteria were all applied. The provider response was evaluated and all criteria scored above the required pass rate. There were no Conflicts of interest identified among the evaluating panel.
About the supplier
Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.