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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- C the Signs SME
- Value
- £489,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · System and support services (CPV 72250000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 076594-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published12 Aug 2026Published 134 days after the contract date
Description
Contract for the provision of For the provision of Earlier Cancer Detection Platform. Inclusive of call-off value for optional components, should they be required. Optional components include: Bladder, Testicular, Head & Neck, Pancreatic, Prostate. CCS G-Cloud 14 framework.
About the supplier
C the Signs: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10683539).