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
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Healios Limited UK
- Value
- £819,950
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 044803-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jul 2025
- Published31 Jul 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The supplier shall assess and diagnose a cohort of children and young people who are awaiting diagnosis with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) neurodevelopmental disorders. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority. The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A - Urgent situation (F03) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
About the supplier
Healios Limited UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08459279).