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
- Value
- £140,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 040671-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 May 2026
- Published1 May 2026Published the same day
Description
PROVISION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY MEDICINE TESTING.<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 £140,500.00 Call of order. <br/>This is a new service with a new provider. <br/>The SLA is expected to commence in May 2026 for a 36 month period.
About the supplier
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.