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 agency/office
- Supplier
- Carleton Medical Limited SME
- Value
- £126,200
- 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
- 027424-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published25 Mar 2026Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of ENT Laser via NHS SUpply Chain National Framework Agreement for Medical Lasers and Related Accessories and Services. Contract Reference Number: 2024/S 000-011959
About the supplier
Carleton Medical Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06614929).