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
- Southend-on-Sea City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Open Road SME
- Value
- £45,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 051781-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published2 Jun 2026Published 62 days after the contract date
Description
Southend-On-Sea City Council are looking to award the allied to the drug & alcohol treatment & recovery support contract to an existing provider under the PSR Direct Award Process C. This employment specialist role will also engage with individuals with drug / alcohol use who are not yet known to treatment services. Contract Term: 1 year Approximate Lifetime Value of Contract: £45000 Est Start Date: 15.06.26 Est End Date: 31.03.28
About the supplier
Open Road: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02806113).