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
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Clinisys Solutions Limited SME
- Value
- £2,426,683.44
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 025435-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
The Contracting Authority intends to award a Contract Change Notice (CCN) to extend the current LIMS contract beyond its original expiry date. The existing agreement has no further contractual extensions available; however, continuation of service is essential. The new LIMS provider is not yet operational at the Barnsley and Rotherham sites and will not be ready to mobilise for an extended period. Immediate termination of the incumbent solution would result in a critical loss of LIMS functionality, creating significant patient safety risks and rendering laboratory operations non‑functional. The extension covers ongoing provision of LIMS software, support, maintenance, hosting, and associated services required to keep the pathology service operational. Additional information: This notice relates to a temporary continuation of the incumbent service to maintain operational continuity while the Authority completes the necessary processes to determine future service arrangements.
About the supplier
Clinisys Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03477318).