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Published 27 Jun 2025, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Freedom to Speak Up Services (Interim Services)

Official notice

Authority: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£152,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Guardian Service Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Freedom to Speak up services 12 month + 12 option direct award contract with incumbent supplier.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services98113000 Services furnished by specialist organisations

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 12:49 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2025, 13:25 BST
Authority reference
C371831
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042007
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055513 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
Published justification

Under Waiver Process

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 22 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 13:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 12:49 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Jun 2025, 12:51 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 13:25 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £152,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Guardian Service LtdSME11 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026£152,000same award published again · counted once26 Jun 2025standstill to 9 Jul 2025Standstill
The Guardian Service LtdSME£152,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Freedom to Speak Up Services (Interim Services) · The Guardian Service LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Jun 2025
    Value
    £152,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 month extension
    5 agreed KPIs: 24/7 – 365 days service provision · Adherence to RAG system timelines and escalation policy to ensure that cases are resolved within suitable timelines. · Provision of Monthly report to meet specified timelines, and to provide availability to discuss …
    • 24/7 – 365 days service provision, Monthly Monitoring meeting with the Freedom to Speak up HR lead. Quarterly monitoring meeting with Freedom to Speak up Executive lead.
    • Adherence to RAG system timelines and escalation policy to ensure that cases are resolved within suitable timelines., Monthly Monitoring meeting with the Freedom to Speak up HR lead. Quarterly monitoring meeting with Freedom to Speak up Executive lead.
    • Provision of Monthly report to meet specified timelines, and to provide availability to discuss, Monthly Monitoring meeting with the Freedom to Speak up HR lead. Quarterly monitoring meeting with Freedom to Speak up Executive lead.
    • Provision of Board reports, sub- committee Board reports to meet Authority specific timelines (i.e. submission date deadline), Monthly Monitoring meeting with the Freedom to Speak up HR lead. Quarterly monitoring meeting with Freedom to Speak up Executive lead.
    • Feedback survey services and reporting requirement (undertaken Bi-annually, reporting timeline adherence), 6 monthly reviews with Freedom to Speak Up Executive & HR leads.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBVJ-9475-ZCMD Nethermayne, Basildon, East of England, SS16 5NLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Guardian ServiceAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09030131 14-15 Berners Street,, London, London, W1T 3LJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender