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
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Arcadia Care No 1 Limited SME
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 052080-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 May 2026
- Published2 Jun 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has awarded this sub-contract via Direct Award A to ensure continuity of care for one young person to meet the particular complex needs of the patient who has added co-morbidities and complexities and requires specialist eating disorder services, specifically NG tube feeding. The sub-contract commenced on 28 May 2026 and will cease on 31 March 2027. The contract value of £1,100,000 is indicative, as all admissions are on a cost per case basis, including any exceptional packages of care.
About the supplier
Arcadia Care No 1 Limited: every public contract they have won.