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
- NWSSP · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- GE Medical Systems Limited
- Value
- £214,228
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Radiography devices (CPV 33111600)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 002246-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Dec 2023
- Published23 Jan 2024Published 33 days after the contract date
Description
GE Medical Systems Limited were contacted via NHSSC to provide a quote for the upgrade of two SIGNA Voyager IB Options 1.5T EMEA with 3D reconstruction. As they are the original equipment manufacturer of the equipment, they are the sole supplier of the bespoke software required for the upgrade. As such the contract will be directly awarded via the NHSSC framework MRI Scanners 2022 (Contract Reference Number: 2021/S 000-007768).
About the supplier
GE Medical Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00252567).