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
- GE Healthcare Limited
- Value
- £2,898,746
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Magnetic resonance unit (CPV 33111610)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 026323-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Nov 2025
- Published23 Mar 2026Published 115 days after the contract date
Description
This project set out to consider the Trusts options in regards to two MRI scanners at Ipswich Hospital that are reaching the end of their 10 year lifespan. The scanners, GE Optima 450W models (MR0056MRS02 and SO3), have shown increasing signs of aging, including more frequent technical faults and downtime.
About the supplier
GE Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01002610).