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 Devon Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Evolve Psychology Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £0.01
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 037358-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jan 2026
- Published24 Apr 2026Published 86 days after the contract date
Description
A Contract is awarded to deliver Autism assessment to adults and CYP from Devon in line with Right To Choose regulations. The award has been made following direct award process B. The contract is activity based with no minimum value. ASD Assessments, including and all associated follow-up activity, currently paid at £1780. NHS Devon will be moving all RTC Neurodiversity providers to NHS England Payment Scheme Guide Prices for Neurodiversity Services in this financial year 2026-27. The contract is from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029 with an optional 2 year extension to 31/03/2031. These are existing services delivered under Right to Choose arrangements. This is an award of a new contract to an existing provider that was contracted directly with NHS Devon.
About the supplier
Evolve Psychology Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09059434).