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 West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Barca - Leeds SME
- Value
- £256,402
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 068774-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jul 2026
- Published21 Jul 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.<br/><br/>Contract Period: 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2027<br/><br/>Contract Value: £256,402. Additional information: Eligibility for Direct Award Process C<br/>The Record of Decision Making created at the time of the decision confirms that the service:<br/>• is an existing service;<br/>• is delivered by an existing providers (Barca Leeds, Gipsil and Northpoint Wellbeing);<br/>• is replacing contracts that are due to expire; and<br/>• is therefore eligible in principle for Direct Award Process C.<br/>The Record also identifies the named decision maker, senior approving bodies, contract value and term, and confirms that no conflicts of interest were declared. This document evidences that the decision was taken consciously and contemporan…
About the supplier
Barca - Leeds: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02949419).