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 Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Second Step SME
- Value
- £1,087,223
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 018288-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Nov 2025
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 116 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB are using this notice as an intention to award notice. Direct Award C has been used for the award of this contract. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The services provided are the service specification are not changing considerably. The HOPE service supports men aged 30 to 64 in BNSSG who are experiencing emotional distress linked to financial difficulties, offering practical help with debt and benefits alongside psychosocial support. Delivered by Second Step, the service typically provides four to six weeks of assistance, including up to eight one‑hour sessions plus phone and text contact. The service aims to reduce suicide risk, improve wellbeing, aid recovery from crisis, enhance patient experience and ensure safe, supportive care NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB intent to award this contract to an existing provider following …
About the supplier
Second Step: every public contract they have won.