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
- Hartlepool Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV)
- Value
- £174,603
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 018675-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
TThe Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) The service provides a dual diagnosis model in Hartlepool they have improved access for people accessing START to efficient secondary mental health support. They work extremely closely with primary mental health services Alliance and PMHT as well as other partner agencies to reduce health inequalities. Individuals are offered choice when it comes to mental health pathways, their treatment and support. Service users take an active part in the development or their care plans from initial assessment to discharge. The provider understand the health care needs of those using substances and having a mental health need in Hartlepool and offer additional services accordingly, such as access to groups and prescribed medication as well as the wider secondary mental health offer in Hartlepool. .
About the supplier
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV): every public contract they have won.