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
- Arthrex LTD
- Value
- £197,310.16
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Orthopaedic implants (CPV 33183100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 017659-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Feb 2026
- Published27 Feb 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of arthroscopy consumables to Somerset NHS across both the Musgrove and Yeovil (Simply Serve) sites. Called off from Total Orthopaedic Solutions 3 NHSSC framework
About the supplier
Arthrex LTD: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03199094).