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
- St.Helens Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Alef Trust CIC SME
- Value
- £234,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 031460-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 May 2025
- Published11 Jun 2025Published 34 days after the contract date
Description
An Arts on Prescription programme to adults in the borough of St Helens, with the primary aim of being to improve mental health and wellbeing to participants. The programme will run on a weekly basis with two sessions per week which are currently held at St Helens Town Hall. Other location options can be explored but need to be in a central/accessible location for residents and have good transport links. The contractor will supply all the materials and tutors who will be trained to not only deliver engaging and interesting sessions but have qualifications skills or experience with working with adults with mild to moderate mental health conditions such as anxiety, stress or low-level depression. The contractor will be able to work in a self-sufficient basis to achieve positive outcomes in mental health and wellbeing via key performance indicators.
About the supplier
Alef Trust CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08303520).