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
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Arcadia Care No 1 Limited SME
- Value
- £1,262,575
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 030749-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2025
- Published6 Jun 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services - Admission for one young person to a general adolescent unit, to meet the particular complex needs of the patient. Specification code: 170022/S - General Adolescent Services including specialist eating disorder services. The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgent requirement for a placement at an appropriate GAU including specialist eating disorders, to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care. The sub-contract commenced on 28 May 2025 and will cease on 27 May 2026. The contract value of £1,262,575 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.
About the supplier
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