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
- Leec Limited SME
- Value
- £29,253
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Mortuary equipment and supplies (CPV 33970000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 018443-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of Mortuary Body Store Trollies via the NHS Supply Chain National Framework Agreement for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services Contract Reference Number: 2023/S 000-028831. Additional information: Purchase of Mortuary Body Store Trollies via the NHS Supply Chain National Framework Agreement for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services Contract Reference Number: 2023/S 000-028831
About the supplier
Leec Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01459141).