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
- Public Health England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Tasso Incorporation
- Value
- £772,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Venepuncture, blood sampling devices (CPV 33141300)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 001586-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jan 2021
- Published26 Jan 2021Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
This single tender action request is for the purpose of procuring TASSO SST kits and adaptors. The device is to be used for surveillance studies across the country to understand and control the spread of COVID-19.
About the supplier
Tasso Incorporation: every public contract they have won.