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
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Fetal Medicine Foundation SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 073515-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Oct 2025
- Published13 Nov 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
1.1. The Trust has a requirement for first trimester screening service within the Fetal Medicine Unit. The provision is for two outpatient sessions per day Monday to Friday with one Doctor covering the two sessions, for an all-day Out Patient (OP) service. This paper recommends the award of a contract to The Fetal Medicine Foundation. <br/><br/>1.2. The new contract will maintain current service standards, ensure continuity of care, and support compliance with clinical pathways. The arrangement also provides assurance of cover for 105 out of 110 planned outpatient sessions per year, including contingency planning around bank holidays.<br/>The Contract Period is for Three Years with the option to extend for a further two years on a year by year basis. <br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £475,000.00 including the two x 12 month options to extend.
About the supplier
The Fetal Medicine Foundation: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02922302).