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
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- UK Health Security Agency
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 060069-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2025
- Published26 Sep 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Description of Services: Microbiology Testing Services Contract Award Statement: This is a provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation ofcontract award notice, following direct award process A. Contract Value: £100,000.00 Services to be Provided between: 01.09.25 - 31.08.26
About the supplier
UK Health Security Agency: every public contract they have won.