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 · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £34,629,152.88
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 094343-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Sep 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of<br/>the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/>For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The contract relates to the provision of Specialised Mental Health Adult Male Medium Secure Deaf and Specialised Mental Health Adult Male Medium Secure Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) services. Patients are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act and their risk of harm to others and risk of escape from hospital cannot be managed safely within other mental health settings.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded following regulatory action affecting the incumbent provider's ability to continue delivering the services in accordance with contractual requirements. The circumstances created an immediate need to secure continuity of highly specialised services and maintain safe patient care arrangements.<br/><br/>A…
About the supplier
Northamptonshire Healthcare Advanced Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.