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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd
- Value
- £1,961,380
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Operating-theatre instruments (CPV 33162200)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 062914-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jun 2026
- Published3 Jul 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
4 year extension under MIS2 via NHS Supply Chain for stapling and energy devices. Value of contract is estimated based on previous spend.
About the supplier
Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC132162).