Contract award · 28 Apr 2026

Kickstarter - Delivery of Mental Health Support to Children and Young People

Manchester City Council awarded “Kickstarter - Delivery of…” to 42nd Street - Community-based Resource for Young People Under Stress for £256k.

No competitionHealth & social careNorth West

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Manchester City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£255,658.92
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Apr 2026
  2. Published28 Apr 2026Published the same day

Description

The Council intend to award the contract via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 utilising Direct Award process C: provider satisfies criteria for Direct Award C and is able to deliver the service efficiently due to integration with other children's healthcare services within the city

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