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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Value
- £3,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 033652-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Apr 2026
- Published14 Apr 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Service agreement for the provision of toxicology laboratory services for ethylene glycol and methanol analysis.<br/>The Toxicology laboratory provides an urgent service for ethylene glycol or methanol analysis for the management of patients following known or suspected ingestion. <br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.<br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3000.00.<br/>This is a new service with a new provider.<br/>The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are between May 2026 and April 2028.
About the supplier
North Bristol NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.