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
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £6,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 043791-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jul 2025
- Published29 Jul 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Description of Services: The contract is for the provision of biochemistry testing. Contract Award Statement: The intention is to award the contract to The National Society for Epilepsy following the direct award process A under the Provider Selection Regime. Contract Value: The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £6000. Contract Period: The services are intended to be provided from 2025 to 2028.
About the supplier
The National Society for Epilepsy: every public contract they have won.