Who Won It

Contract award · 11 Mar 2026

ESNEFT3184 Purchase of Ophthalmic Microscope

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Purchase of Ophthalmic Microscope” to Instinctive Limited for £34,478.

No competitionMedical equipment & pharmaceuticalsEast of England

BuyerEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Value £34,478
WinnerInstinctive Limited SME

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Instinctive Limited SME
Value
£34,478
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments (CPV 33100000)
Region
East of England
Official notice
058385-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date11 Mar 2026
  2. Published22 Jun 2026Published 103 days after the contract date

Description

Purchase of microscope via NHS Supply Chain Framework Ophthalmology Equipment<br/>Contract Reference Number: 2024/S 000-033370

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