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 Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Age UK
- Value
- £123,754
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 009552-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2025
- Published14 Mar 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
The Social Prescribing service provides social support for individuals by supporting, signposting and connecting people to community groups, activity and provision in the local area. Improving health outcomes by encouraging clients to self-mange their conditions, reducing social isolation and dependence on unplanned use of health and social care services. <br/><br/>The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a period of one year from 01st April 2025.
About the supplier
Age UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06825798).