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
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tyneside Surgical Services SME
- Value
- £210,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 058394-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jun 2026
- Published22 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Procurement for the Provision of an Open Bore MRI Scanning Service with sites in Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital. There is no guaranteed activity level; service volumes will be determined by patient demand.
About the supplier
Tyneside Surgical Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06222637).