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
- North Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £4,826,200
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 051990-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2025
- Published28 Aug 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The service contributes to a psychologically informed partnership approach to meeting the needs of looked after children, those who are in need or on the edge of care. This service is made up of two strands. The first strand aims to provide a flexible, proactive, creative and accessible psychological service for children, young people and their families. The second strand of the service supports North Yorkshire Council’s Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) team to embed psychological approaches to practice, through bespoke training, consultation and joint working. This will include supporting the development of systemic practice through consultation, formulation and joint working and developing reflective approaches to practice throughout the organisation in partnership with North Yorkshire Council staff, managers and senior leaders. The Authority is of the view that the existing provider is the only provider that can deliver the health care services therefore, the contract ha…
About the supplier
Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.