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 North Central London Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Higher Health London Ltd SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 011295-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published9 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
"This notice relates to Service requires delivering Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for children and young people entering the care of Barnet Council. The service would provide comprehensive medical assessments within 28 calendar days of a child becoming looked after, producing health reports and Health Care Plans that support statutory care planning, holistic clinical consultations, identifying urgent or emerging health needs, ensuring safeguarding concerns are escalated immediately, and submitting typed assessment reports within six days of completion.<br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/>The annual value of the contract is £43,285.00<br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £216,425.00<br/>The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026<br/>The contract term will be 3 Years with 2 Year Option to Extend<br/>The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2028"
About the supplier
Higher Health London Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10530855).