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
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Elmore Community Services SME
- Value
- £293,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 013120-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2026
- Published12 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Provision of the Berkshire Complex Mental Health Floating Support Service. The service will focus on adults who have significant and/or enduring complex mental health needs often associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder and are resident in Berkshire. The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value<br/>of the contract is £293,000 ex VAT. The service will be provided 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026.
About the supplier
Elmore Community Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04139974).