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
- East Sussex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £460,852
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award Waiver
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2023
- Published25 Nov 2025Published 847 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has been awarded. The contract has subsequently been extended by 12 Months from 4 September 2025 to 3 September 2026, as implicitly allowable in the contract. Original contract term = 24 months in total. The need for modification has been brought about by circumstances that a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen: The council could not have foreseen that additional funding would be granted in order for services under the pilot project to be continued. Updated contract value after extension: £460852.00
About the supplier
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00922986).