Safeguarding Requirement Contract Award Notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£333,625published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Polaris Children's Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Afghan Resettlement Safeguarding Requirement

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Safeguarding Services for Afghan Resettlement ProgrammeAwarded

Delivery: UK

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: 11 Apr 2025, 11:49 BST
Last source update: 11 Apr 2025, 11:49 BST
Authority reference: 714200450
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-014540
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050145 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:
(c)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £333,6251 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Polaris Children's Services LtdSafeguarding Requirement	£333,625 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Safeguarding Requirement · Polaris Children's Services Ltd
Signed
27 Mar 2025
Value
£333,625
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgiow, UK, G2 8EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Polaris Children's Services LtdAwarded supplier Malvern View Saxon Business Park, Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK, B60 4AD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.