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
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Shaw Trust
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 008139-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published29 Jan 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
This is a intention to award notice for the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime, to Shaw Trust for Individual Placement Support Services. These services aim to help SMI patients in seeking and retaining meaningful employment.<br/><br/>The value of this contract is £2,819,466.00, and this is an existing provider. The provision of the services is planned to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027.<br/><br/>Contract is not yet awarded, selected as yes for system compatibility.
About the supplier
Shaw Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01744121).