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
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- 4ways Healthcare Limited SME
- Value
- £601,456.06
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 008098-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published29 Jan 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of remote radiology reporting services for urgent diagnostic examinations including plain-film X-ray, CT and MRI scans. This notice acts as confirmation that a contract has been awarded without further competition utilising Countess of Chester framework agreement reference : F/103/TTTPSR/25/AB - Teleradiology, Telepathology and Telemedicine Services. Value of contract: £601,456.06 This supplier is the existing provider of the service. The contract has been awarded for the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. During this period a competitive procurement process will be undertaken.
About the supplier
4ways Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04785250).