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
- Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thurrock & Brentwood Mind SME
- Value
- £200,789
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 016822-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date17 Dec 2024
- Published24 Apr 2025Published 128 days after the contract date
Description
This service provides early intervention support for adults aged 18-25 who are experiencing mental health problems. Together a wellbeing plan is developed, and help is given to put this into action by sharing links with local organisations and opportunities along the way. The Contracting Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following a direct award process C. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. This is a short term contract for six months from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025 whilst the current procurement concludes. The value over that time is £200,789
About the supplier
Thurrock & Brentwood Mind: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05256793).