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 Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Saints Foundation SME
- Value
- £243,600
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 019835-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2026
- Published5 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissions the Falls Exercise Service to provide exercise intervention to all individuals who are at risk of falling, or who have had a fall. Patients that have fallen will have received a Comprehensive Falls Assessment (CFA) carried out by the community Independence Service (CIS). The service includes: • Support and arrangements for those that need transport to and from the venues. • An opportunity for participants to socialise with others. • A tailored offer for the needs of Southampton residents, both in terms of their geography, levels of ability, using appropriate referral mechanisms with existing agencies. • Supported to achieve the NICE recommendations for exercise to prevent falls. • Robust measures to capture improvements in strength balance and wellbeing. • Follow up with participants at 3, 6 and 12 months intervals to measure progression and levels of those still exercising. The current service has been reviewed w…
About the supplier
The Saints Foundation: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04312794).