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
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Diagnostic Healthcare Ltd SME
- Value
- £81,300
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical imaging services (CPV 85150000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 086840-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published14 Sep 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a Radiology DEXA Service on the Southport Hospital site. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made via a framework agreement and without competition. The contract covers a 12 month period (01/09/2026-31/08/2027) and has an estimated value of £81,300 (ex VAT). This is a new contract with a Framework Provider.
About the supplier
Diagnostic Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05008328).