Contract award · 27 Apr 2026

Provision of speech and language therapy

South Ayrshire Council awarded “Provision of speech and language therapy” to NHS Ayrshire & Arran for £472k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careScotland

Value £472k

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
South Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£471,714
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Apr 2026
  2. Published30 Apr 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of speech and language therapy. Additional information: The scope of services to be provided under this Contract fall within the definition of Social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the regulations") and the award is in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the PCS Regulations.

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