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
- Somerset Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ruby Care Ltd SME
- Value
- £334,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 047267-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 May 2026
- Published21 May 2026Published the same day
Description
Provisions of a Reablement Service (Intermediate Care - Pathway 1) - Discharge to Assess (D2A), Night Services This Notice is an Intention to Award a Contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). To be direct awarded to an existing supplier under the Provider Selection Regime - Direct Award Process C Approx. lifetime value: £334000 Duration: 04.06.2026 - 31.05.2027
About the supplier
Ruby Care Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09059116).