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
- Western Medical Services Limited SME
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 094062-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Sep 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
This is a short term urgent award contract to deliver a dedicated transport service for patients requiring repatriation to Yeovil District Hospital following admission to a hospital for stroke or suspected stroke. The Trust considers that there was an urgent need to award a contract. The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £150,000 The contract dates are 9 September 2026 - 25 January 2027 with the option to extend until 28 February 2027.
About the supplier
Western Medical Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14587085).