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
- Agito Medical SME
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use (CPV 33110000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 077795-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Aug 2026
- Published14 Aug 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Provision of a relocatable MRI scanner and 2 radiologists 5 days per week to improve the Trust's ability to provide complex MRI scanning and reduce waiting times. The contract includes the provision of pharmaceutical products. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. The lifetime value of the contract is £165,355.00 including consumables. The contracted services are to provided between 17 August 2026 and 9 October 2026. This is a short term extension to continue an existing provision with an an existing provider due to delays in the opening of a new diagnostic centre. This is an NHS Supply Chain framework contract award.
About the supplier
Agito Medical: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15794746).