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
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Medical hospital services (CPV 85111200)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 098940-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Oct 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Barium Swallow Service<br/><br/>Intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C<br/><br/>Service to commence 01/10/26 - 30/09/27<br/>12 month contract
About the supplier
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00928514).