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Published 12 Nov 2024, 16:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Project supporting the development of public health capabilities in EMR

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Jordan (JO)London (UKI42)

Awarded value£1,630,0003 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Global Health Development3 awards

Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 25 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract in the form of a Collaboration Agreement with GHD, for technical assistance and support in the delivery of a joint workplan and events management and logistics services associated with the organisation of training events, to deliver strengthening and capacity building activities leading to improved compliance with the International Health Regulations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). GHD are an implementing arm of EMPHNET (The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network).

CPV: Event services · Recruitment services · Travel management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Authority entered into a Contract, in the form of a Collaboration Agreement, in…Awarded 1 yr 4 mo

The Authority entered into a Contract, in the form of a Collaboration Agreement, in November 2024 with Global Health Development (GHD) for technical assistance and support in the delivery of a joint workplan and events management and logistics services associated with the organisation of training events, to deliver strengthening and capacity building activities leading to improved compliance with the International Health Regulations in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). GHD are the implementing arm of the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET). The contract provided for a twelve (12) month extension of the term to 31 March 2026 which was exercised in March 2025. A further Contract Modification (CM) has now been executed in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) increasing the contract value by £120,000 excluding VAT. The CM is permissible under Regulation 72(1)(b) which states: '(1) Contracts…may be modified without a new procurement procedure… in any of the following cases:- (b) for additional…services…by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor – (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons…, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, Provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.' Additional services have become necessary as required by the funders of the Authority’s International Health Regulations Strengthening Project (IHR-SP); DHSC. The contract has been modified to enable the IHR-SP to utilise the additional funding which has become available. The procurement route for the contract was a Regulation 32(b)(ii) procurement without prior publication of a call for competition on the basis that ‘competition is absent for technical reasons.’ GHD were the only identified organisation able to deliver the Authority’s requirements. Their unique expertism and experience and resources within the EMR places them as the only capable economic operator. It is therefore believed a change of contractor would not be possible. The variation increases the contract value by 24% of the original contract value.

Contract period: 25 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2026 (1 yr 4 mo)

Delivery listed: Jordan (JO), London · JO

Extensions: Option to extend by period of 12 months, subject to funding and internal approvals.

63516000 Travel management services 79600000 Recruitment services

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: 12 Nov 2024, 16:27 GMT
Last source update: 12 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT
Authority reference: C316158
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022516
Classification (CPV): Event servicesRecruitment servicesTravel management services
Delivery area: Jordan (JO)London (UKI42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b5ef Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The GHD initiative works at a regional, national, and subnational level providing technical assistance through staff based in Jordan and a number other Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries. A contract was awarded in November 2021, following a competitive exercise, to cover the requirement for technical, professional and logistics services. The delivery of key technical activities across the International Health Regulations Strengthening Project in the EMR relies on the provision of logistical and professional services to arrange and coordinate workshops and training sessions as well as the hiring of local staff. For the 2021 tender exercise, GHD/EMPHNET was the only economic operator that submitted tender. This contract expired 31/03/2022. The Contracting Authority has undertaken additional market analysis including desktop exercise to assess the presence of other economic operators in the market. None other than GHD/EMPHNET was identified. This Agreement is therefore being awarded to GHD on the basis that technical services can be supplied only by them as competition is absent for technical reasons. The Contracting Authority has not identified reasonable alternatives or substitute. The absence of competition is not as a result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and the Contracting Authority’s requirements. GHD are the only identified organisation able to deliver the Contracting Authority’s requirements. Their unique expertism and experience and resources within the region places them as the only capable economic operator. During the Agreement period and before exercising the optional extension period, the Contracting Authority will continue to review the market for other economic operators capable of meeting its requirements.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

25 Nov 2024 → 12 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Contract starts
25 Nov 2024
Notice published229 days ago
12 Mar 2026, 16:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £1,630,0003 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 17 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Global Health Development	£630,000 †	—	Awarded
Global Health Development	£500,000 †	—	Awarded
Global Health Development	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Project supporting the development of public health capabilities in EMR · Global Health Development
Signed
17 Feb 2026
Value
£630,000
Period
25 Nov 2024 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
- Change A Contract Modification (CM) has been executed in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) increasing the contract value by £120,000 excluding VAT., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Additional services have become necessary as required by the funders of the Authority’s International Health Regulations Strengthening Project (IHR-SP); DHSC. The contract has been modified to enable the IHR-SP to utilise the additional funding which has become available.
Contract 040646-2024-1 · Global Health Development
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
£500,000
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
Contract 036630-2024-1 · Global Health Development
Signed
6 Nov 2024
Value
£500,000
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London
The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Global Health DevelopmentAwarded supplier00002032 42 Abdulla ben Abbas street, Shmeisani, Amman, Amman, JO, 963709/11196Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.