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
- North East London ICB · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £988,972,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 036183-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 May 2025
- Published21 Apr 2026Published 335 days after the contract date
Description
The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing community mental health services and homeless outreach services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7) The annual contractual value is £247,243,000 per annum; the lifetime value of the contract is £988,972,000.00 (including the provision to extend). The initial contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further year at the sole discretion of the Authority. The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2028, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/03/29 (value of extension is £247,243,00).
About the supplier
East London NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.