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
- The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Individual supplier
- Value
- £280,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Coffee, tea and related products (CPV 15860000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 022680-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jun 2023
- Published4 Aug 2023Published 59 days after the contract date
Description
Award of a single supplier Framework. Identified volumes included in the ITT are based on historical usage. These are indicative of future requirements Scope for the supply of Coffee and related products; machines to be used within all healthcare environments available to all entities pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, i.e. All NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards, and the Authority or other NHS Organisations established pursuant to NHS (Scotland Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. All Scottish Hospices and the following further Authorities NHS Wales, NHS England and Northern Ireland,(collectively hereafter referred to as ‘Participating Authorities’).