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
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Direct Healthcare Group Limited
- Value
- £226,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (CPV 33000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 067098-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published16 Jul 2026Published 45 days after the contract date
Description
Contract for specialist medical mattresses and bedding. Call-off contract through NHSSBS15001
About the supplier
Direct Healthcare Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05252571).