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
- Worcestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £758,759.22
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 036603-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Mar 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
This contract covers services including the delivery of the IPS Mental Health Support Service. The IPS (Individual Placement and Support) supports people with severe mental health difficulties into employment. It involves intensive, individual support, a rapid job search followed by placement in paid employment, and time unlimited in-work support for both the employee and the employer.
About the supplier
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.