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
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- University of Exeter LLP
- Value
- £148,072
- 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
- 041164-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jul 2025
- Published18 Jul 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The AccEPT Clinic addresses substantial deficiencies in the provision of psychological therapy for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in Devon. This includes: • People with hard-to-treat depression who have not benefited from existing IAPT or pharmacological interventions. • Individuals with bipolar disorder who are out of remit for secondary care but require psychological support or relapse prevention. • People with histories of SMI and mood disorders who no longer meet secondary care thresholds but experience languishing wellbeing. This notice is the Trust's statement of our intention to award a contract to an existing provider following the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, direct award process C. The lifetime value of this contract is £148,072. The services will be provided between 1st August 2025 and 31st March 2026.
About the supplier
University of Exeter LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000653).