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 Highland · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Change Mental Health SME
- Value
- £1,607,500
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 017396-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published26 Feb 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
The overarching aim of the Distress Brief Intervention programme is to provide a framework for improved inter agency co-ordination, collaboration and co-operation across a wide range of care settings, interventions and community supports, towards the shared goal of providing a compassionate and effective response to people in distress improving experience and outcomes for those experiencing distress and those providing support. Additional information: 1.3 The contract agreement shall be for two years from 01/04/26 to 31/03/2028 with an option to extend for up to a further 36 months.
About the supplier
Change Mental Health: every public contract they have won.