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
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Medicana Winchester Limited SME
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical specialist services (CPV 85121200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 088563-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Aug 2026
- Published18 Sep 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of elective outpatient hysteroscopy services to patients. The services include the provision of theatre facilities, associated staffing, anaesthetist, consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist, and basic consumables required to deliver the agreed outpatient hysteroscopy activity. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. The lifetime value of the contract is £400,000 (including the optional 6 month extension option). The dates between which the contract provides for the services to be provided are: Contract Start Date: 01/08/2026 Contract End Date: 31/01/2028 This is a new or existing service and new provider.
About the supplier
Medicana Winchester Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15354765).