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
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £1,113,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 082775-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date28 Aug 2026
- Published1 Sep 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
This notice is an intention to award a contract based on a framework agreement under the competitive process. This contract is for a new service (waiting list initiative) being awarded to a new provider for Autism Spectrum Disorder assessment and diagnosis services for children and young people (5 years - 17 years and 11 months). The value of the contract in total is £1,113,750 with the main activity to be delivered Sept-Mar 2027. There is the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability, to Mar-29.
About the supplier
Staff Partners Mental Health Ltd t/a Everywhere Health: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12742460).