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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- British Red Cross
- Value
- £125,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 035120-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2025
- Published25 Jun 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
This is a short-term award of a 12-month contract to the current provider of the Worcestershire High Intensity User (HIU) service, British Red Cross (BRC). BRC was commissioned in response to the national HIU programme requirements to carry out a 2-year pilot from 2023-2025, which has demonstrated positive outcomes for clients in Worcestershire. HIU service requirements are: • Full time, dedicated HIU roles and programme. • Delivering assertive outreach into people's homes. • Ensuring an offer to adults, over the age of 18. • A focus on A&E attendances and non-elective admissions. • A holistic, non-medical, non-policing approach. • A personalised, coaching approach. • Engagement across the health and social care system and beyond. • Effective partnership with and "step down" to primary care, neighbourhood services, and community assets. Following evaluation, NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB may consider procuring a longer-term service. The nature of the service means that the …
About the supplier
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