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
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £3,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 043872-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jul 2025
- Published29 Jul 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Factor V Leiden / Prothrombin Gene Mutation testing. The intention is to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award C The contract will run up until 31/03/2027 Total value of the contract is estimated £3,500
About the supplier
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.