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
- NHS England · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £18,236,219
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 043128-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published11 May 2026Published 91 days after the contract date
Description
NHS England - East of England are awarding a contract for the provision of Cervical Screening following a Direct Award process C.<br/><br/>The contract is being awarded to an existing provider following a direct award process. The lifetime value of the contract is £18,236,219.00.<br/><br/>The services are to be provided from 1st June 2026 – 31st March 2028.
About the supplier
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.