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
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Medstrom Ltd
- Value
- £900,320.05
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Mattresses (CPV 39143112)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 085171-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2026
- Published9 Sep 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Lease of Mattresses, pumps and cushions for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Additional information: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be leasing these products over a 7 year period. The items are compatible with the Trust current beds. This is not a capital purchase and invoices will be paid annually
About the supplier
Medstrom Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05709304).