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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- AGITO Medical AS SME
- Value
- £165,355
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Magnetic resonance imaging equipment (CPV 33113000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 048639-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Dec 2024
- Published26 May 2026Published 526 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 7 days per week to improve the Trust's ability to provide complex MRI scanning and reduce waiting times. The contract includes the provision of pharmaceutical products.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £165,355.00 including consumables.<br/><br/>The contracted services are to provided between 30 May 2026 and 14 August 2026. <br/><br/>This is a short term extension to continue an existing provision with an an existing provider due to delays in the opening of a new diagnostic centre.<br/><br/>This is an NHS Supply Chain framework contract award.
About the supplier
AGITO Medical AS: every public contract they have won.