Contract award · 13 Mar 2026

The Provision of Step 2 and Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) Early Help Mental Health Provision

Hertfordshire County Council awarded “The Provision of Step 2 and Children's Wellbeing…” to Hertfordshire Community Trust (HCT) for £4.28m.

No competitionHealth & social careEast of England

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£4,281,748.15
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2026
  2. Published16 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

The Council is intending to award this contract to our existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR.) The contract will commence on 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2028. The approximate life time value of this contract is stated in II.1.7 above which includes an estimated uplift for 2027/28. However, the amount applied in any one year is determined by the Integrated Care Board.

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