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
- Essex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Provide CIC
- Value
- £532,586
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Advisory services provided by nurses (CPV 85141220)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 071796-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published6 Nov 2025Published 36 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is sought to be awarded under PSR 2023 Direct Award Process C with a lifetime value of £532,586. The Specialist Healthcare Tasks Service should deliver good quality competency-based healthcare training, assessment and delegation to support workers in order to meet the bespoke care needs of children and young people that will enable them to access and attend a range of settings and make progress in education. Staff delivering the training must have the appropriate clinical competence to train, assess and delegate delivery of healthcare tasks to support workers. All training, assessment and delegation should be underpinned by an evidence-based methodology and process which complies with all relevant professional standards. The provider of the service will also ensure there is a robust governance framework in which to deliver all aspects of this service. (NB: this list is not exhaustive and will be reviewed regularly between provider and commissioners) • Administering medic…
About the supplier
Provide CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07320006).