Contract award · 16 Jan 2026

Acute mental health in-patient beds

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Acute mental health in-patient beds” to Priory for £3.11m.

No competitionHealth & social careSouth East

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Supplier
Priory
Value
£3,110,147
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500)
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Jan 2026
  2. Published19 Jan 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

Acute mental health in-patient beds (which must be in Hampshire and borders for both patient and staff access), awarded following Direct Award process A to a maximum value of £3,110,147 from 1st January 2026 - 31st December 2026.

About the supplier

  • Priory: every public contract they have won.

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