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
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tyne Housing Association Limited SME
- Value
- £748,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 070324-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published24 Jul 2026Published 114 days after the contract date
Description
PSR Direct Award A. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice under Direct Award Process A. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/>Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has awarded the contract for the provision of accommodation and support staff for the Westbridge service to Tyne Housing Association Limited. <br/><br/>The commitment is for a 2 year contract with an annual value of £374,000 ex VAT. The contract period is 1/4/26 – 31/3/28.<br/><br/>The Authority reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 12 month period subject to funding and/ or need. <br/>Following assessment against the key criteria under the PSR Direct Award Process A, the Authority is satisfied that the existing provider is delivering the services to the r…
About the supplier
Tyne Housing Association Limited: every public contract they have won.