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 Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tyneside Surgical Services SME
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 037508-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Apr 2026
- Published24 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
This is a notice of intention to make an award in respect of the Open MRI scanning service to be made under the Provider Selection Regime using the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is an intention to award notice. A notice of the confirmation of the award of each contract will be issued once they are signed
About the supplier
Tyneside Surgical Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06222637).