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
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Orthofix Ltd
- Value
- £45,792.08
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments (CPV 33100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 025870-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Mar 2026
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of Oscar Pro with Year-end Capital from the NHS Supply Chain National Framework Agreement for Orthopaedics TOS3
About the supplier
Orthofix Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02853159).