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
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cryotomy SME
- Value
- £433,907.90
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Dermatology services (CPV 85121282)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 080487-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Aug 2026
- Published24 Aug 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Cryotomy provides a specialist Biomedical technician to support intraoperative histological processing during Mohs micrographic surgery in the Dermatology department. This enables real-time assessment of tumour margins, facilitating complete excision in a single visit. The role requires highly specialised skills not readily available within the existing workforce and is essential for safe and efficient delivery of the service.
About the supplier
Cryotomy: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11505716).