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
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £51,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 091013-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Sep 2026
- Published25 Sep 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement is for the continued provision of the CareCubed Adults Calculator, an evidence-based care costing and fee negotiation tool used by the Council's Strategic Procurement and Brokerage Team. The service supports the assessment and review of adult social care placement costs, facilitates transparent and consistent fee negotiations with care providers, and provides benchmarking and market intelligence to support value for money. The requirement comprises a software subscription, user access, system support, maintenance, and ongoing updates for use across adult social care commissioning and brokerage activities.
About the supplier
Title: CareCubed - National Care Costing Tool: every public contract they have won.