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
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £21,481
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Hospital services (CPV 85111000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 016529-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published24 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Insourcing contract for the provision of a paediatric cardiology consultant over 6 days annually. The Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C under PSR. The contract value is £21,481. The contract is for 1 year.
About the supplier
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.