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
- South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Abbott Laboratories Limited
- Value
- £90,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Detection and analysis apparatus (CPV 38430000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 004919-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Mar 2021
- Published11 Mar 2021Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust intends to award a contract for the supply and delivery of POCT blood gas and blood chemistry reagents and consumables to Abbott Laboratories Ltd. This is to be a bridging arrangement for the period 20/03/2021 - 20/03/2022 to allow for continuity of clinical service. A competitive tender process was carried out and has now been awarded. This arrangement is required to provide continuity of clinical service whilst the newly awarded contract is implemented (i.e. installation of equipment etc.). Additional information: It is proposed to award a contract to Abbott Laboratories Ltd for a maximum period of up to 12 months.
About the supplier
Abbott Laboratories Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00329102).