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
- Worcestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Keys PCE Limited
- Value
- £490,945.52
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 012502-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published11 Feb 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Negotiated procedure commenced in 2024 for provision of Residential Parenting Assessments conducted in two named Residential Family Centres based in Worcestershire. Direct award made in accordance with the PCR (2015) as set out in regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii).
About the supplier
Keys PCE Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14101282).