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 Dorset Integrated Care Board · NHS body
- Supplier
- Dorset County Council
- Value
- £900,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 006031-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2025
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 87 days after the contract date
Description
The service to be provided for under this contract is the Keyworker Service for Dorset Place to provide an offer which enhances existing services to support Service Users in navigating the services and reduce the risk of admission to a mental health unit. <br/>The contract award has been made following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £900,000. The contract term runs from 01 April 2025 until 31 March 2028.
About the supplier
Dorset County Council: every public contract they have won.