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
- Blackpool Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £813,955
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 047489-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 May 2026
- Published22 May 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The Homeless Mental Health Service is part of the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals provided mental health care offer, commissioned by the ICB. The team are co-located with the substance use treatment service, commissioned by the local authority. BTH deliver the service as it is shared provision and allows for patients to access wider NHS mental health services, also commissioned by the ICB. An award has been made using Direct Award Process A. The contract is anticipated to run from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 with the option to extend incrementally for 1+1+1+1 years (subject to satisfactory contract review and budget availability). Value per annum: £162, 791.00 Contract value: £813,955.00
About the supplier
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.