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
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd
- Value
- £40,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Surgical implants (CPV 33184100)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jan 2026
- Published26 Jan 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Breast surgical implants, the provision of awarded via a Single tender notice to Johnson & Johnson Mentor whilst the replacement framework is worked on by NHSSC buyer Amanda Crofts - due April/May 2026
About the supplier
Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC132162).