Who Won It

Contract award · 24 Feb 2026

ESNEFT3156 Purchase of Ultrasound Scanners

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Purchase of Ultrasound Scanners” to Ge Medical Systems Limited (GE Healthcare) for £161k.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsEast of England

BuyerEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Value £161k
WinnerGe Medical Systems Limited (GE Healthcare)

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Ge Medical Systems Limited (GE Healthcare)
Value
£160,600
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
026625-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Feb 2026
  2. Published24 Mar 2026Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Purchase of ultrasound scanners via the National Framework Agreement for Ultrasound 2022.<br/>Contract Reference Number: 2021/S 000-007768

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