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
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- BrisDoc Healthcare Services
- Value
- £818,190.40
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 046113-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Apr 2026
- Published20 May 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Services to be provided: The contract is for delivery of the call handling aspect of the BSW 111‑2 Service, which is an NHS 111 mental‑health-focused call handling and clinical assessment service Urgent award in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the PSR Regulations. The total cost for a 12‑month period will be £1,022,738 Contract Term: 1 year commencing 28th April 2026 Additional information: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of 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. The urgent circumstances provision was applied on an urgent basis to ensure continuity of service, patient and system safety. Immediate continuity of NHS 111‑2 call handling, triage and clinical assessment capacity was required to maintain safe access for patients and to support system flow across urgent and emergency care services. The cont…
About the supplier
BrisDoc Healthcare Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05526203).