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
- Newcastle City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £252,560
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 011603-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Feb 2026
- Published9 Feb 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has a requirement for educational psychology assessments and reports for children and young people, to support the assessment process for Education, Health and Care Plans. This Contract will be awarded to an existing provider under direct award process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The value of the contract will be up to £252,560 for 6 months. The service will be provided between 20/02/2026 and 19/08/2026.
About the supplier
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd t/a Skylakes: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05972910).