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 Central East Integrated Care Board · Regional or local agency/office
- Value
- £5,478,768
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 037776-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jan 2026
- Published24 Apr 2026Published 98 days after the contract date
Description
Central East ICB, previously Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB are intending to award a contract to three existing providers following PSR direct award process C for a duration of 36 months, from 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029. The financial values included are indicative and subject to final approval. Indicative annual value across all 3 providers is £1,826,256, for 3 years. Indicative Annual Contract Values: Peterborough Counselling: £242,429 Group Therapy Centre: £230,874 Everyturn: £1,352,953 Additional information: There are anticipated system changes affecting Integrated Care Board (ICB) structures. Under section 14Z28 of the Health and Social Care Act, NHS England may make transfer schemes in connection with the variation of the constitution of an ICB, or the abolition of an ICB. C&P ICB will be changed by the implementation of ICB mergers and boundary changes, taking effect on 1 April 2026 and April 2027, which is being led by NHS England (NHSE), who will exercise its power (14Z28)…
About the suppliers
Everyturn: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02073465).
Peterborough Counselling: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11680932).
St Columbia Foundation (Group Therapy Centre): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07263550).