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
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £310,677.48
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 057258-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published17 Sep 2025Published 169 days after the contract date
Description
To provide a range of diagnostic services including: • Virology • Serology • Molecular • Clinical advice advice (UK Health Security Agency will provide telephone support from a Consultant Microbiologist / Virologist for clinical advice to the Consultant team for all patient samples tested within the contract • Referred work Results to be provided within stated TAT's Activity baseline 15,357
About the supplier
UK Health Security Agency(Manchester University NHS FT: every public contract they have won.