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
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Health Care Services
- Supplier
- Multiple Suppliers SME
- Value
- £2,852,768
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Blood analysis services (CPV 85111810)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 037086-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published23 Apr 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 4th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Any written representations should be sent to matthew.povey@nhs.net , before the above mentioned date. <br/><br/>Conflicts of interest identified among internal stakeholders : [0] Additional information: Selected suppliers per Trust.<br/><br/>North Tees & Hartlepool NHS FT are awarding to:<br/><br/>Alder Hey Children's NHS FT<br/>Barts Health NHS FT <br/>Belfast Health and Social care Trust<br/>Black Country Pathology Servic…
About the supplier
Multiple Suppliers: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00925371).