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
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £491,390
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 094263-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Toucan have identified non-recurrent funding to support CYP Mental Health Winter Pressures. The funding is specifically related to strengthening the support and management of CYP. a. Successful bid submitted as part of the Wave 2 funding round to support children and young people living in residential care who experience repeated emotional distress, crisis presentations, or placement instability b. A review undertaken as to whether this could be delivered by commissioners and a revised proposal submitted for review c. Reviewed and approved by SLT as the proposal would support winter pressures
About the supplier
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.