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
- Elekta Limited
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment (CPV 50400000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 020892-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2026
- Published9 Mar 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
Renewal of in-place contract. Now via NHS Supply Chain framework. Additional information: Purchased via call off from NHS Supply Chain framework for medical electronics equipment maintenance.
About the supplier
Elekta Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03244454).