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
- LOCUMTAP Limited (t/a Patchwork Health) SME
- Value
- £631,123
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 050052-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2025
- Published20 Aug 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Implementation of a comprehensive end-to-end medical staffing solution that spans from workforce planning to payroll.
About the supplier
LOCUMTAP Limited (t/a Patchwork Health): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10359095).