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 England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £1,270,390.86
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 092754-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Sep 2026
- Published1 Oct 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
This award relates to an existing service and NHS England is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C.<br/><br/>The EMHP provides specialist consultation, assessment and intervention for adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault whose complex trauma-related mental health needs cannot otherwise be met by existing services. It also strengthens the wider system through specialist consultation, partnership working, training and co-production<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £1,270,390.86 <br/><br/>The services commencement date is 01/04/2027 until 31/03/2030. The contract length is for 12 months, with two optional 12-month extensions.
About the supplier
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.