Who Won It

Contract award · 25 Nov 2024

Provision of a pan pathology managed service for Shetland Health Board

NHS Shetland awarded “Provision of a pan pathology managed service for…” to Abbott Laboratories Limited for £6.65m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringScotland

BuyerNHS Shetland
Value £6.65m
WinnerAbbott Laboratories Limited

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
NHS Shetland · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Value
£6,650,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Laboratory services (CPV 71900000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
070959-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Nov 2024
  2. Published4 Nov 2025Published 344 days after the contract date

Description

The purpose of this notice is to advise that Shetland Health Board intend to make a direct award from NHS Supply Chain framework agreement for Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing & Pathology Managed Services. OJEU REF - 2023/S 000-028831

About the supplier

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