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
- East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust · NHS Trust
- Supplier
- Preventx Limited SME
- Value
- £7,097,923
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Outpatient care services (CPV 85112200)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 083345-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2026
- Published3 Sep 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Digital Pathology Services via PSR awarding an existing provider a contract following direct award process C 5 Year contract term, split with 3 initial terms and 2 x 12 month optional extension periods. Start date for the contract 1st November 2026
About the supplier
Preventx Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06603066).