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
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Microbiological cultures (CPV 33698100)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 046649-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 May 2026
- Published20 May 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Mycology testing service provided by reference laboratory UKHSA based in Bristol
About the supplier
UK Health Security Agency (Ukhsa): every public contract they have won.