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
- Exact Sciences UK, Ltd. SME
- Value
- £326,700
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 025052-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Mar 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Oncotype DX genomic testing for breast cancer.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £326,700.00 call off order.<br/><br/>The contract dates are 14 March 2026 to 13 March 2027. <br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider.
About the supplier
Exact Sciences UK, Ltd.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07484560).