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
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- ELIS UK Limited
- Value
- £420,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Laundry-collection services (CPV 98311000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 014765-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Feb 2026
- Published18 Feb 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
to supply reusable theatre drapes and gowns
About the supplier
ELIS UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00228604).