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
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £65,625
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 010227-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The peer mentor service provides a high-quality service delivering high performance measures. The service should part of a MDT Peer support team to ensure best value and maximum service delivery reach and resourcing is at full capacity. The service should provide an innovative approach to delivery and joined up working creating a greater reach and benefit to both TEWV service users and the wider community by coordinating a team of experienced and qualified peer mentors with a consistent approach and delivery mechanisms to allow the service to progress and continue to offer a demand led service. The service should be provided as an early intervention and preventions service. We intend to award the contract to an existing provider under the PSR Direct Award C, the contract will run for 13.5 months from 17th February 2026 to 31st march 2027.
About the supplier
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