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 Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- City Health Care Partnership CIC
- Value
- £28,026,275
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by nurses (CPV 85141200)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 069261-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jul 2026
- Published22 Jul 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Talking Therapies Service (Hull) will provide a structured clinical pathway, delivered in accordance with NHS England requirements and NICE guidance. The service will ensure that service users are appropriately triaged, assessed and treated by suitably trained clinicians, to support and improve mental and physical health outcomes for people experiencing depression and anxiety. The service is available to the registered GP practice population of Hull, aged 18 years and above. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £28,026,275 Contract term - 1 October 2026 - 30 September 2029 (contract term may be extended by 2 years)
About the supplier
City Health Care Partnership CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06273905).