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 Hackney · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Homerton University Hospital SME
- Value
- £231,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 078656-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Aug 2026
- Published18 Aug 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Hackney Council previously commissioned the Specialist Infant Feeding Mobile (Homebased & Children Centre) Clinics Service. Led by specialist midwives, this service delivers targeted assessments and interventions for infants experiencing complex feeding difficulties, with a primary focus on the early neonatal period (0–10 days of a babies life).
About the supplier
Homerton University Hospital: every public contract they have won.