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
- NUFFIELD HEALTH Taunton
- Value
- £72,000
- 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
- 017310-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published28 Apr 2025Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
The aim of this contract is the provision of theatre hire and support staff for urology procedures using the Authority owned HoLEP laser machine to treat Urology patients with prostate symptoms.<br/><br/>An award has been following the direct award process A<br/>This maximum expected lifetime value of the contract is £72,000.00<br/>The contract dates are 01.04.25-31.03.26 with the option to extend for 1 x 12 months<br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider
About the supplier
NUFFIELD HEALTH Taunton: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00576970).