Contract award · 15 Sep 2025

Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

Peterborough City Council awarded “Support for Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA)” to Nessie in ED CIC for £267k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careEast of England

Value £267k
WinnerNessie in ED CIC SME

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Peterborough City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Nessie in ED CIC SME
Value
£267,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Sep 2025
  2. Published16 Sep 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

To support better mental health for all and more specifically the mental health of children and young people (CYP) and their families. Peterborough City Council intends to award this contract to the existing provider of this service (NESSie IN Ed CIC) in line with Direct Award Process C under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £267,000. The contract is due to commence from 1st October 2025 and will run until 1st July 2026. The contract will include an optional 9 month extension period. If the optional extension is used then the contract end date will be 1st April 2027.

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