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
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- St Andrews Healthcare
- Value
- £5,533,036
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 006435-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jan 2025
- Published20 Feb 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
The Award has been made following Direct Award A. For the following services: CAMHS Tier 4. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Due to the nature of the health care services, patients access care based on availability and clinical presentation, therefore there are limitations to patient choice Start Date: 1st April 2024. End Date: 31st March 2026. Lifetime Value: £5,533,036.00
About the supplier
St Andrews Healthcare: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05176998).