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
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lingwood Security Management Limited SME
- Value
- £2,276,046
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Security services (CPV 79710000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 022284-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Mar 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
A mini-competition was done via SBS10502 - Security Services, CCTV & VSS Framework. The mini-competition was split into two parts. Part one was scored based on Quality, Social Value and Price. Part two was scored based on a presentation. Additional information: This award is made via a mini‑competition under the SBS10502 - Security Services, CCTV & VSS framework agreement.
About the supplier
Lingwood Security Management Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04170839).