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 Golden Jubilee · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Vernacare International Limited
- Value
- £54,848.64
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment (CPV 50421000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 057949-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 May 2026
- Published19 Jun 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
The National Waiting Times Centre Board (Golden Jubilee) intends to enter into a four year contract with Vernacare Ltd as the only supplier capable of meeting the Board’s requirements. In accordance with our interpretation of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the required services can only be provided by a particular operator for technical reasons. The requirement is specifically for the servicing of macerators on site - including two six‑monthly preventative maintenance visits per annum, including a major service and full functional checks for 22 macerator units located across site.
About the supplier
Vernacare International Limited: every public contract they have won.