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
- City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lavender Medical
- Value
- £117,507
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Orthopaedic implants (CPV 33183100)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 071552-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published29 Jul 2026Published 119 days after the contract date
Description
Foot & Ankle Implants for Orthopaedic surgery
About the supplier
Lavender Medical: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06828106).