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
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 045980-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Mar 2026
- Published20 May 2026Published 75 days after the contract date
Description
Urgent award for admission to a tier 4 inpatient unit
About the supplier
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.