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
- Aquilant Endoscopy Limited
- Value
- £210,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Endoscopes (CPV 33168100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 077613-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2025
- Published27 Nov 2025Published 58 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of: 6 Transnasal scopes 1 processor 2 trolleys 2 monitors zerowire CO2 insufflation regulator and accessories required for use. Direct award via NHS Supply Chain Framework
About the supplier
Aquilant Endoscopy Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03402556).