Who Won It

Contract award · 15 Jan 2026

ESNEFT2770 Purchase of ENT Microscope

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Purchase of ENT Microscope” to Leica Microsystems (U K) Ltd for £17,928.

No competitionLaboratory & precision equipmentEast of England

BuyerEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Value £17,928
WinnerLeica Microsystems (U K) Ltd

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Leica Microsystems (U K) Ltd
Value
£17,928.41
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Laboratory & precision equipment · Microscopes (CPV 38510000)
Region
East of England
Official notice
014090-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Jan 2026
  2. Published17 Feb 2026Published 33 days after the contract date

Description

NHS Supply Chain Framework Operating Microscopes 2022/S 000-020537

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