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
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Synnovis Analytics LLP SME
- Value
- £18,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 073673-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jul 2026
- Published4 Aug 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
Description of Services: The contract is for the provision of haematology testing. Contract Award Statement: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice, following direct award process A. Contract Value: The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £18000. Services to be provided between 01.04.26 - 31.03.28
About the supplier
Synnovis Analytics LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC392043).