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
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Nerams Ltd SME
- Value
- £81,120
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Patient-transport vehicles (CPV 34114122)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 035740-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Nov 2025
- Published20 Apr 2026Published 165 days after the contract date
Description
It was agreed to fund a dedicated discharge vehicle and arranged this via NERAMs at short notice to support with operational pressures. <br/><br/>This contract has been awarded under<br/>PSR Direct Award Process C. The<br/>approximate lifetime value of the<br/>contract is £81,120.00. Service scheduled to<br/>commence on 6th November 2025 and<br/>conclude on 5th November 2026.
About the supplier
Nerams Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11096150).