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 Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Age UK
- Value
- £127,256
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 022884-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
The overall aims of the service are to ensure delivery of the Social Prescribing service which will:<br/>•Increase the number of referrals made by GPs and Health & Social Care professionals to local community activity provision.<br/>•Increase the number of local people accessing local community activity provision.<br/>•Improve the social support available for individuals by supporting, signposting and connecting people to community groups, activity and provision in the local area.<br/>•Improve the welfare of the local community by providing general information and advice.<br/>•Reduce social isolation and improve community connectiveness to contribute to overall improvements in health and wellbeing.<br/>•Reduce dependence on unplanned use of health and social care services where appropriate.<br/><br/>BLMK ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C for the following: <br/><br/>Live Life Social Prescribing<br/><br/>The contract is for a pe…
About the supplier
Age UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06825798).