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
- Aquilant Endoscopy Limited
- Value
- £181,936.08
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment (CPV 50421000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 063682-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published7 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct award via call off from a framework: Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Medical Equipment Category: Diagnostic Equipment and Services Reference: 2021/S000-021535 Supply Route: Direct
About the supplier
Aquilant Endoscopy Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03402556).