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
- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Sign Health
- Value
- £42,511
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 016645-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2026
- Published24 Feb 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of British Sign Language NHS Talking Therapies for deaf patients registered with Birmingham and Solihull GPs. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance - the lifetime value of the contract will not exceed £42,511 - the date of this agreement will commence from 20 February 2026.
About the supplier
Sign Health: every public contract they have won.