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
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Oska Care Limited
- Value
- £20,250
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Mattresses (CPV 39143112)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 064355-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published8 Jul 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Replacement mattresses for Ipswich Hospital beds and ED trollies following mattress integrity audit via NHS Supply Chain Framework: Pressure Area Care & Patient Handling 2025/S 000-086469
About the supplier
Oska Care Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08587487).