Official UK procurement notice
Mid ARC-Supporting Therapy Contract
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value £472,715published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract with Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust (NHS-MSEFT) for the provision of occupational and physical therapy services to support the Additional Reablement Capacity (ARC) contract in Mid Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford & Maldon).
18 month initial term with 12 month extension option.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
85000000 Health and social work services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £472,7151 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST14 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: A single 12-month extension period, based on a 3-month notice period. | £472,715 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published11 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender