Official UK procurement notice
Individual Package of Support for A Person with Complex Needs for KR
Authority: Halton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIndividual Package of Care for KR for a period of six months.
Contract start date: 29/04/2025 to 28/10/2025
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Individual Package of Care for KR for a period of six months for the contract period…Awarded
Individual Package of Care for KR for a period of six months for the contract period 29/04/2025 to 28/10/2025.
The person requiring support has highly complex needs and very challenging behaviour. The person requires high staffing levels to maintain their safety and a highly skilled team to meet their needs, particularly in relation to their mental health. The chosen provider is the only agency that has been identified with a sufficient track record in managing this type of complex care to prevent package breakdown. This contract is awarded without competition due to the specialist needs of this care package.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Authority reference
2025/S 000-006034- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007979- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e9a7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The person requiring support has highly complex needs and very challenging behaviour. The person requires high staffing levels to maintain their safety and a highly skilled team to meet their needs, particularly in relation to their mental health. The chosen provider is the only agency that has been identified with a sufficient track record in managing this type of complex care to prevent package breakdown. This contract is awarded without competition due to the specialist needs of this care package.
- Review procedure
This is a contract award notice following the Authority's Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Note (Notice No : 2025/S 000-006034), published on the 20th February 2025. In line with best practice, the authority observed the 10 day standstill period from the publication date of the VEAT before awarding the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivid Care | £162,511 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007979-2025-1 · Vivid Care
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2025
- Value
- £162,511
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vivid CareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.