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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Preventx Limited SME
- Value
- £630,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Internet and intranet software development services (CPV 72212220)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 091844-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Sep 2026
- Published29 Sep 2026Published the same day
Description
A contract for the provision of online sexual health portal and testing. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without competition. This is short term contract awarded to the incumbent provider to ensure continuity of service until the current end date of the contract for Somerset-wide Integrated Sexual Health Service awarded to the Trust by Somerset Council. The lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £630,000.00 The contract dates are 01/10/26-31/03/28. This is an existing service with an existing provider.
About the supplier
Preventx Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06603066).