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
- Micropathology Limited SME
- Value
- £20,000
- 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
- 061790-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published1 Jul 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Description of Services: Microbiology Testing Services Contract Award Statement: This is a provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, following direct award process A. Contract Value: £20,000 Services to be provided between: 01.04.26 - 31.03.28
About the supplier
Micropathology Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03022426).