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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Speech and Language UK SME
- Value
- £180,913
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 088809-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published18 Sep 2026Published 79 days after the contract date
Description
Speech and Language UK QHM-2026- 77697 The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selections Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is 180,913. This contract cannot be confirmed as the services carried out within this contract are ad hoc. Contract Start Date: 01/04/2026 Contract End Date: 31/08/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2026, the services have been delivered on an implied contract.
About the supplier
Speech and Language UK: every public contract they have won.