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
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Central Government Contracting Authority
- Value
- £48,027
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 077105-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published13 Aug 2026Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
The service provided by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a collection of cervical screening samples and distribution of consumables to select EoE GP practices local to Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.<br/><br/>NNUH are intending to award this contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.<br/><br/>The dates of this sub-contract are between 1st July 2026 and 31st March 2028, with an option to extend for a further year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of this contract is estimated to be £48,027.
About the supplier
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won.