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
- Halton Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Vivid Care
- Value
- £162,511.44
- 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
- 007979-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2025
- Published5 Mar 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Individual Package of Care for KR for a period of six months for the contract period 29/04/2025 to 28/10/2025. The person requiring support has highly complex needs and very challenging behaviour. The person requires high staffing levels to maintain their safety and a highly skilled team to meet their needs, particularly in relation to their mental health. The chosen provider is the only agency that has been identified with a sufficient track record in managing this type of complex care to prevent package breakdown. This contract is awarded without competition due to the specialist needs of this care package.
About the supplier
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