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
- NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- West Norfolk Health Ltd SME
- Value
- £156,296
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 025144-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Nov 2025
- Published19 Mar 2026Published 122 days after the contract date
Description
24-hour Electrocardiogram (ECG) service for patients in West Norfolk. Provision of timely access to 24-hour ECG testing and interpretation. 24-hour ECG or Holter monitor, to continuously record heart rate and rhythm over an extended period to detect intermittent heart problems like arrhythmias, palpitations or dizziness. Diagnosis of the cause of palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath, especially if a standard ECG was normal. Raising awareness and sharing knowledge and education relating to heart failure with other members of healthcare teams within Primary and Secondary Care so clinicians can arrange for people with suspected heart failure to be offered appropriate investigations to confirm (or refute) diagnosis.
About the supplier
West Norfolk Health Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05872101).