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
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Change Please Foundation SME
- Value
- £13,464
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 044921-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 May 2026
- Published15 May 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
The aim of this initiative is to attract people who are/at risk of rough sleeping into drug and alcohol treatment and provide them with wraparound support. Driving for Change is an all-in-one direct intervention service, from a bus, providing those experiencing homelessness access to haircuts, dental care, podiatry, digital and financial literacy training, support opening a bank account where appropriate, employment support, therapy assessments, access to mobile phones/data and essential everyday items
About the supplier
Change Please Foundation: every public contract they have won.