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
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £131,871.11
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Pathology services (CPV 85111800)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 057320-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published17 Jun 2026Published 78 days after the contract date
Description
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) have a requirement for PD-L1 testing services. The services are essential to maintaining continuity of patient care, meeting statutory and regulatory obligations, and ensuring that clinical teams have access to accurate and reliable test results to inform treatment decisions. CDDFT are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The services are intended to be provided from 1st July 2026 for a term of 33 months with an optional extension for 2X12 months. The estimated value of the contract is £131,871.11 (VAT not applicable)
About the supplier
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.