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
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Uralensis Innov8 Limited SME
- Value
- £220,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 024726-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Mar 2026
- Published18 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
The service will provide a consultant led histopathology service covering East Cheshire Dermatology Service, to support with the diagnosis of patients following minor op surgery by diagnosing benign or cancerous dermatological conditions.
About the supplier
Uralensis Innov8 Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10653081).