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 and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau
- Value
- £205,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 006021-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Dec 2025
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
Wirral CAB supports Wirral Access, CMHT and EIT. The primary reasons for referral into the service includes support with: Housing issues Financial issues (including application to PIP, managing debts, navigating social welfare services, transfer to universal credit, general money management.) Health and community support (social isolation, managing a long-term health condition, access to wider information and advice). This contract has been in place since December 2020 and has been subject to annual reviews which do not offer the provider sustainability and reduce scope for development. A break in service would be detrimental to CWP patients' recovery, as many CWP patients have practical issues that the clinical workforce is unable to support. We know a holistic approaches benefits people in terms of recovery and wellbeing. Regular contract meetings are established. No service delivery issues, concerns re. meeting KPIs or risks have been raised throughout the duration of this contract…
About the supplier
Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau: every public contract they have won.