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
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Kcare Health SME
- Value
- £253,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 066927-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jun 2026
- Published15 Jul 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Thames Valley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission Night Sitting Services. This service provides overnight support for adults in their own homes across Berkshire West. It supports people who are unwell, frail, or at the end of life, and need short-term night care to remain safely at home. Support is typically provided for a limited number of nights, including: End-of-life care (up to 14 nights) Short-term support for frailty and recovery (usually 3-7 nights) The service helps to: Prevent avoidable hospital admissions Support timely discharge from hospital (home first) Enable people to remain at home at the end of life Around 500 people use the service each year, with over 1,200 nights of care delivered. NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board have awarded a time limited contract for the provision of a Night Services/Night Sitting to Kcare Health under urgent circumstances. The full expected lifetime contract value (12-month + optional 12-month extension) is £253,000 exclu…
About the supplier
Kcare Health: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04373945).