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
- Barts Health NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Age UK East London
- Value
- £264,820
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 050457-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 May 2026
- Published28 May 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Hospital to Home services providing support for patients being discharged from hospital settings. Services include:<br/><br/>This notice serves as an Intention to Award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).<br/><br/>Approximate lifetime value: £264,820 (excluding VAT) (plus £132,410 potential extension value)<br/><br/>Service commencement date: 11th June 2026<br/>Service end date: 10th June 2028 (with the option to extend for a further 1 year period to 10th June 2029)<br/><br/><br/>Awarded Criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Additional information: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
About the supplier
Age UK East London: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07687015).