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 Blood and Transplant · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Accommodation, building and window cleaning services (CPV 90911000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 049867-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jun 2020
- Published27 May 2026Published 2158 days after the contract date
Description
NHS Blood and Transplant is progressing a strategic transformation of Estates and Facilities services through the procurement and mobilisation of a Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract.<br/>Alternative routes to market including frameworks were explored and deemed unsuitable due to lack of compliant direct award routes or higher pricing.<br/>A 360-degree commercial review has been undertaken with incumbent supplier, identifying efficiency savings and confirming value for money.<br/>The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and is time-limited to 30 September 2028 to support transition to the TFM model.
About the supplier
Regent Office Care Limited (T/A Samsic UK): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01990614).