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 Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- 1st Care Limited SME
- Value
- £1,285,843
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Residential nursing care services (CPV 85144100)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 074813-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jul 2026
- Published6 Aug 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
"Services to be provided: Pathway 2 Care Home Beds for clients with dementia This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance Estimated Lifetime Value of the Contract (12 months) is between £297,214 and £1,285,843, dependant on the variable factors such as special observation costs and spot purchase placements. Services are to be provided between 29th July 2026 and 28th July 2027 inclusive."
About the supplier
1st Care Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04254989).