Official UK procurement notice
NHS2109- Community Makers Services 24-25
Authority: CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity Makers are dedicated staff working in the communities of Cornwall to encourage voluntary action.
Each Community Maker is there to know and understand the network of voluntary and community groups in their area and how they can support community needs.
They also help facilitate local solutions to problems and issues through people power – galvanising communities to take action and connecting them to appropriate support.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Community Makers are dedicated staff working in the communities of Cornwall to…Awarded
Community Makers are dedicated staff working in the communities of Cornwall to encourage voluntary action.
The Authority has awarded a award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
The service will provide Stroke Befriending service
Contract start date: 1 April 2024
Contract end date: 31 March 2025
Total contract value: £229,425.00
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2025, 08:51 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2025, 08:51 BST
- Authority reference
NHS2109- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015127- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502f2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
This contract has now been formally awarded under the PSR.
Decision maker: Operations Manager - Countrywide Specialist Services (ACS) and West Area SLT.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
The key criteria were evaluated on a pass/fail basis with the provider currently satisfying(passing) all key criteria and it is expected that they will continue to do so in the new iteration of the contract.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Cornwall | £229,425 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NHS2109- Community Makers Services 24-25 · Volunteer Cornwall
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2025
- Value
- £229,425
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Volunteer CornwallAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.