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
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Equiax Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Mechanical engineering services (CPV 71333000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 001789-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2025
- Published9 Jan 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is seeking a contractor to provide mechanical services for High Temperature Hot Water (HTHW) systems and steam systems. The services will include:<br/>• welding and pipework fabrication<br/>• isolation and repair to pressure vessel systems<br/>• design elements to overcome issues that have been found on sites to ensure that services are working to optimal efficiency.
About the supplier
Equiax Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06054551).