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
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Health Now Limited SME
- Value
- £861,720
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 027587-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Mar 2026
- Published25 Mar 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Pathology Services (Histology Technical Preparation and Send Back (Recuts) Service(s). Technical Services for all resection and biopsy pathways (including, but not limited to, dermatology, gastrointestinal, gynaecology, breast, urology, and national screening programmes for bowel, breast, and cervical). This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. Contract Start Date: 23/03/2026 Contract End Date: 22/03/2027 Option to extend for further 12 months. Estimated lifetime value of the contract is : £1,034,064 incl VAT (incl extension option). This is a new service and provider.
About the supplier
Health Now Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13335901).