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 Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd · National or federal agency/office
- Suppliers
- Moulded Fibre Products Ltd SME, Vernacare Limited, Praxis Medical Ltd SME, Unisurge International Ltd SME
- Value
- £7,656,263 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Agriculture & forestry products · Pulp (CPV 03460000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 013817-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Dec 2022
- Published15 May 2023Published 153 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Supply Chain operated by North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (who are hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Supply Chain Coordination Ltd ("NHS Supply Chain") procured and established a Framework Agreement for the supply of Medical Pulp, Macerators and Associated Products, FAG16613 (OJEU reference 2018/S 130-296064). NHS Supply Chain conducted a mini competition which offered the opportunity for successful Framework Agreement Suppliers to participate in the Nationally Contracted Products Programme. This mini competition is for the award of exclusive supply per product line unless stated (as may be the case) for the term of 36 months.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Pulp April 2023 | Moulded Fibre Products Ltd SME | £5.21m |
| Medical Pulp April 2023 | Vernacare Limited | £1.77m |
| Medical Pulp April 2023 | Praxis Medical Ltd SME | £471k |
| Medical Pulp April 2023 | Unisurge International Ltd SME | £202k |
About the suppliers
Moulded Fibre Products Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07990183).
Vernacare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06449040).
Praxis Medical Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10858764).
Unisurge International Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02214024).