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
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- 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
- 063712-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published7 Jul 2026Published 97 days after the contract date
Description
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provide Laboratory Services to the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £38,357.87. Service scheduled to commence 01/04/2026 and conclude 31/03/2027
About the supplier
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00959845).