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
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust SME
- Value
- £30,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Services provided by medical laboratories (CPV 85145000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 100489-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Oct 2026
- Published23 Oct 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Description of Services; The contract is for the provision of Biochemistry referral tests. Contract Award Statement: The intention is to award the contract to Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime. Contract Value: The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £30000. Contract Period: The services are intended to be provided from 01.04.26 - 31.03.27
About the supplier
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07913048).