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
- £18,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 053593-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2025
- Published3 Sep 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Provide a comprehensive, cost-effective Histopathology service for Tissue processing and clinical reporting. Provide Consultant Histopathology support for lung MDT who will act as Lead Histopathologist for the colposcopy MDT. It is the intention to award this contract under Direct Award C with a contract end date 31/03/2027 Contract Value is £18,000
About the supplier
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.