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
- London Borough of Brent · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £891,111
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 074193-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2025
- Published14 Nov 2025Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
Brent Council is required to secure the provision of Occupational Therapy (OT) for Brent pupils in mainstream schools who have OT specified in Section F of their Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). The Council currently has an existing contract in place provided by Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (“CLCH”) which delivers occupational Therapy (OT) for pupils with a Brent EHCP in mainstream schools in Brent. The current contract was entered into on 1 September 2023 for a period of one (1) year and seven (7) months. The contract was varied and extended for a period of five (5) months from 1 April 2025 and was due to expire on 31 August 2025. Brent Council intend to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime for the provision of occupational therapy with Central London Community Healthcare Trust NHS from 1 September 2025 to 31st January 2027 in the sum of £891,111 (exclusive of VAT).
About the supplier
Central London Community Healthcare Trust NHS: every public contract they have won.