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 Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Multi Health Specialists Limited SME
- Value
- £515,998
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 035836-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Apr 2026
- Published20 Apr 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Place and Sefton Place intend to award a 7 month contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver case management/ health oversight of patients who are either subject to section 3 or section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983. The contract will start on the 1st May 2026, expire on 30th November 2026 and has a contract value of £515,998.
About the supplier
Multi Health Specialists Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07874037).