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
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Volunteering Matters SME
- Value
- £101,122
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 045883-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date16 Jul 2025
- Published4 Aug 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Home From Hospital 24/25 The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is £101122. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2025 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
About the supplier
Volunteering Matters: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01435877).