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
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Stephen Support Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £1
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Community health services (CPV 85323000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 086952-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2026
- Published14 Sep 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
"The service provided under this notice will be for home care placements. This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply. The contract is awarded with no guarantee of activity. The value will vary dependent on the activity delivered. This is a new contract. The contract will run from 14th May 2026 to 31st March 2027."
About the supplier
Stephen Support Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09680966).