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
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Browns Community Services CIC SME
- Value
- £280,592
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Rehabilitation services (CPV 85312500)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 081473-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Dec 2025
- Published10 Dec 2025Published the same day
Description
To provide an intensive support service to complex MH clients across East Berks and West Berks. The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value of the contract is £280,592 ex VAT. The service will be provided from 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2027
About the supplier
Browns Community Services CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09919513).