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
- Supplier
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Value
- £18,532
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Psychiatric hospital services (CPV 85111500)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 095171-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Oct 2026
- Published8 Oct 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.
About the supplier
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00130163).