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
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Counselling Foundation
- Value
- £11,135
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 045136-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published1 Aug 2025Published 122 days after the contract date
Description
Agreement for the Provision of Employee Counselling Services Awarding under PSR Direct Award C - Provider has been successfully providing this service without significant fee increases since 2011. Start Date - 01.04.2025 End Date - 31.03.2026
About the supplier
The Counselling Foundation: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02713806).