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
- Synchronicity Care Ltd. · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- P & N Associates Limited SME
- Value
- £28,620
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award - Procurement Act 2023
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Dishwashing machines (CPV 39713100)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Aug 2025
- Published15 Sep 2025Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) have a requirement for the provision and installation of a double hooded, flight dishwasher to replace a single condemned machine within the catering department at Darlington Memorial hospital. Following review, SCL's facilities department were unable to identify a suitable option from the quotes provided, with pricing being out of budget or not meeting the requirements set out in the request. Due to the urgency of the requirement and service being impacted from the lack of a machine currently, the most appropriate procurement route was to complete a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 regulations to P&N Associates.
About the supplier
P & N Associates Limited: every public contract they have won.