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
- Cambridgeshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Centre 33 SME
- Value
- £181,017
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 055553-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Jun 2026
- Published12 Jun 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Community-based open access engagement and mental health risk support service for young people aged 13 to 25 in Cambridgeshire. This is a specialised, relationship-based delivery model to support young people flexibly without the requirement to meet stringent eligibility criteria. The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £181,017 The service will start on 1 July 2026 and end on 31 March 2028.
About the supplier
Centre 33: every public contract they have won.