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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Value
- £1,031,875,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 013395-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Nov 2025
- Published13 Feb 2026Published 101 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Devon sought to procure core Mental Health services delivered as a system partner in the Devon ICS. It is awarding a contract of 3 years, commencing 01/04/2026 with 2 year extension option to Devon Partnership NHS Trust - following Direct Award Process A of the Provider Selection Regime. Lifetime value: £1,031,875,000 including full 2 year optional extension period
About the supplier
Devon Partnership NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.