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
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- DMC Healthcare Ltd SME
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 098676-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Oct 2026
- Published19 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
The Authority is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct award process C. Contract new service from 01/11/2026 - 30/04/2027 with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 6 months. Total estimated value is £300,000.
About the supplier
DMC Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06745192).