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
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- V.H. Bio Limited SME
- Value
- £2,218,515
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Reagents and contrast media (CPV 33696000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 004759-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2025
- Published12 Feb 2025Published the same day
Description
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust intends to award a contract to VH Bio for the provision of LABScreen Testing Kits, LINKSEQ Testing Kits and LABType Typing Kits. The estimated total value for this contract is £2,218,515, with a total maximum term of 36 months, made up of 12 month initial term with a further 24 month extension in 12 month increments.
About the supplier
V.H. Bio Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02582192).