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
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £520,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 047822-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published22 May 2026Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
This project aimed to support in-hospital identification, support and treatment (including Opioid Substitution Therapy) for patients experiencing substance misuse, as well as reduce stigma, provide training for secondary care teams, and improve discharge/referral pathways between secondary care and our commissioned community-based substance misuse service. The contract value is £104,000 per year with a contract term of 12 months with 4 x 12 month optional extensions. The initial term is 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027.
About the supplier
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00959845).