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
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Age UK Stockport SME
- Value
- £115,007.15
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital and related services (CPV 85110000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 062442-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published2 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
A decision to award under Direct Award Process C of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Contract Details: Final decision by the decision makers, Stockport NHS FT (the FT) to award the contract to: Age UK Stockport, Commonweal, 56 Wellington St, Stockport, SK1 3AQ. The value of the contract for the initial period up to 30th June 2027 is up to £115,007.15 The contract will run from 1st July 2026 up to 30th June 2027 Reasons for selecting existing supplier against the Key Criteria: The service is commissioned to deliver support to patients and their families, where needed, to ensure safe and timely discharge at the earliest opportunity following an acute intervention under the Home First ethos. Quality and Innovation - The supplier has provided a safe and efficient outsourced service, supporting the FT in meeting national standards and have sufficient capacity to continue t…
About the supplier
Age UK Stockport: every public contract they have won.