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
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £30,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical analysis services (CPV 85148000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 025130-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a notice of intention to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Direct Award Process C to the current Provider - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP.<br/><br/>The contract is for the provision of Insourced Electrodiagnostic Services.<br/><br/>CPV Code:<br/>85148000-8 Medical Analysis Services<br/><br/>The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and based on assessment of the provider against the weighted key criteria, it is considered they will satisfy the proposed contract to the required standard.<br/><br/>The contract will operate for an initial 24 month term from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028 with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.<br/><br/>The estimated contract value is £20,000 for the initial 24 month term and up to £30,000 if the extension option is exercised.
About the supplier
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00130126).