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
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Central government agency
- Supplier
- Medefer Limited SME
- Value
- £858,452
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Surgical hospital services (CPV 85111100)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 087003-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Aug 2026
- Published14 Sep 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
Medefer will provide surgical outpatient capacity to NNUH. This contract has been awarded urgently due to an urgent circumstance. The lifetime value of this contract is a maximum of £858,452 on a cost and volume basis. The service will be provided between 17th August 2026 and 31st March 2027.
About the supplier
Medefer Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08770754).