Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Stride Treglown
- Value
- £551,149.22
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 000068-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Dec 2025
- Published2 Jan 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement was for the appointment of a Lead Designer to deliver the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) programme at Musgrove Park Hospital, covering RIBA Stages 2 to 7. The procurement was conducted via the NHS SBS Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services (HPCCAS) Framework (SBS10190), Lot 1 - Architectural Services. Additional information: This contract is awarded under the NHS SBS HPCCAS Framework Agreement, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The decision to award was made by the Head of Acute Capital Delivery. No conflict of interest identified.
About the supplier
Stride Treglown: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01748850).