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
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Aquarius Action Projects SME
- Value
- £2,535,636.16
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 073493-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Nov 2025
- Published13 Nov 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Direct Award via PSR Direct Award C Annual contract value £316,954.52 Start Date - 01.04.2026 End Date - 31.03.2032 End Date including options - 2 years (2034) Overall Contract Value Inc Options - £2,535,636.16 Rationale - Current provider delivering the service and continuity needed for delivery of the service for young people. Key Part of the wider BLMK ICB contract in Beds and Luton and was included in the overall specification and direct award under PSR for award for the same timeframe of this contract.
About the supplier
Aquarius Action Projects: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02427100).