Contract award · 11 Feb 2026

Paediatric Occupational Therapy Adaptations and Equipment

Newcastle City Council awarded “Paediatric Occupational Therapy Adaptations and Equipment” to The Occupational Therapy Service for £95,000.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth East

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Newcastle City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£95,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date11 Feb 2026
  2. Published13 Feb 2026Published 2 days after the contract date

Description

This is an interim service delivering short term capacity within the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Adaptations service. 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 £95,000 for 4 months. The service will be provided between 26/02/2025 and 30/06/2027.

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