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
- Hampshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Hampshire Parent Carer Network (HPCN) CIC SME
- Value
- £45,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Social research services (CPV 79315000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Aug 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 71 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has awarded a contract to Hampshire Parent Carer Network (HPCN) CIC, the recognised Hampshire Parent Carer Forum, to deliver parent carer engagement, consultation and insight activities in support of Hampshire's SEND Reform Plan. The service will gather and represent the views and experiences of parent carers of children and young people with SEND, providing feedback and insight to inform the design, delivery and evaluation of SEND services. The contract will support ongoing co-production with families and ensure that parent carer perspectives contribute to strategic decision-making and continuous improvement across the local area partnership. The contract is for 1 year, extendable by up to two one-year extensions to a maximum of 3 years.
About the supplier
Hampshire Parent Carer Network (HPCN) CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15499337).