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
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · NHS Provider
- Supplier
- The Hepatitis C Trust
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 080051-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jun 2026
- Published21 Aug 2026Published 53 days after the contract date
Description
The Reaching In, Reaching Out project aims to support female prisoners and offer follow up to their children who may be at risk of having hepatitis C. The Hepatitis C Trust is the only known provider (patient led organisation) that provide peer to peer support regarding HCV, including in prisons, across the country. The award has been made following direct award process A.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £93,750. The contract commenced 1st April 2025 and is due to run for 15 months up to 30th June 2026, with the option to extend for 2 Years.
About the supplier
The Hepatitis C Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05069924).