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
- NHS Grampian · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Olympus KeyMed SME
- Value
- £124,454
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments (CPV 33100000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 006325-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2026
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 16 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award to equipment manufacturer to upgrade exisiting theatre equipment
About the supplier
Olympus KeyMed: every public contract they have won.