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
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £655,485
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 014169-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Feb 2025
- Published10 Apr 2025Published 45 days after the contract date
Description
The Award has been made following Direct Award A. For the following services: CAMHS Tier 4. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Due to the nature of the health care services, patients access care based on availability and clinical presentation, therefore there are limitations to patient choice Start Date: 1st April 2024. End Date: 31st March 2026. Lifetime Value: £655,485.00
About the supplier
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.