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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Somerset Surgical Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £480,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 010216-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2025
- Published19 Mar 2025Published the same day
Description
The aim of this contract is the provision of endoscopy procedures for patients on the endoscopy waiting list. <br/><br/>The contract will specify a 12-point minimum procedure list which could include the following procedures: <br/>• gastroscopy (1 point) <br/>• flexible sigmoidoscopy (1 point) <br/>• colonoscopy (2 points) <br/><br/>Procedures will be diagnostic (except polypectomy).<br/><br/>The Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following the direct award process C<br/>This is a call off contract and the maximum expected lifetime value of the contract is £480,000.00<br/>The contract dates are 01.04.25-31.03.26
About the supplier
Somerset Surgical Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07692583).