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
- Clinisys Solutions Limited SME
- Value
- £140,685.52
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Medical software package (CPV 48180000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 023692-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Mar 2026
- Published16 Mar 2026Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
his is not a new procurement. The extension is executed strictly in line with the call‑off contract which provides for automatic annual renewals. No material change to scope, pricing structure, or service model has been made. This extension is required to maintain safe and uninterrupted clinical operations. Additional information: Service contract – extension of an existing call‑off under framework terms. QE Procurement Gateshead – Clinical IT Solutions Framework (2016)
About the supplier
Clinisys Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03477318).