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
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Kooth PLC
- Value
- £139,571
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 025708-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2026
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Contract award notice for PSR Direct Award C - Newcastle and Gateshead CYPs services - Kooth. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 2nd April 2026 via email to:<br/>gill.keane@cntw.nhs.uk<br/>Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is looking to award the below contract to Kooth <br/>The commitment is for a 1 year contract with an annual value of £139,571. The contract period is 1/4/26 – 31/3/27.<br/> The Authority reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 1 x 12 month periods subject to funding and /…
About the supplier
Kooth PLC: every public contract they have won.