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
- Birmingham Optical Group Limited SME
- Value
- £107,658.12
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Ophthalmology equipment (CPV 33122000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 017767-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Dec 2025
- Published27 Feb 2026Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
Purchased via NHS Supply Chain Framework for Ophthalmology Equipment Contract Reference Number 2024/2 000-03370. Additional information: Funded via NHSE
About the supplier
Birmingham Optical Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01038848).