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
- Alcon Eye Care UK Ltd
- Value
- £229,671.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Ophthalmology equipment (CPV 33122000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 000948-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Dec 2025
- Published7 Jan 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of 2 x Vitreoretinal and Cataract machines for our Ophthalmology service at Musgrove Park Hospital replacing existing equipment.
About the supplier
Alcon Eye Care UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00809238).