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
- The City of Edinburgh Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- The Cyrenians Ltd
- Value
- £159,518
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 052453-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Oct 2024
- Published29 Aug 2025Published 318 days after the contract date
Description
The gardening project provides opportunities for up to 20 weekly sessions for people in the justice system, for example those completing Community Payback Orders, to be involved in gardening, woodland and orchard management, at the Royal Edinburgh Community Hospital. This includes offering opportunities to grow food, learn new skills in a safe, supportive environment, socialise, team build and become more active with the potential of moving onto volunteering roles within Cyrenians gardens, which is a therapeutic environment. The food pantries cater for vulnerable people including those in the justice system who have been referred by the Council, (upon consent of the individual), and help alleviate food poverty. The pantries provide access to quality food items in return for a nominal membership fee and low-cost subscription.
About the supplier
The Cyrenians Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00995799).