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
- Medevolve LTD
- Value
- £146,295
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments (CPV 33100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 023187-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase made via existing framework: NHS Supply Chain Patient Monitoring Framework Lot 2 - Specialised Patient Monitor
About the supplier
Medevolve LTD: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08022604).