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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Autism Practical Support
- Value
- £76,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 021916-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jan 2026
- Published11 Mar 2026Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire West Place intent to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver the Parental Autism Training. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £76,000.
About the supplier
Autism Practical Support: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08262460).