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
- NHS Grampian · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Illumina Cambridge Limited
- Value
- £198,846
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Laboratory reagents (CPV 33696500)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 018331-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award to existing supplier
About the supplier
Illumina Cambridge Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03625145).