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
- Echosens UK Limited SME
- Value
- £32,670
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 50420000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2024
- Published17 Jan 2025Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
Required maintenance contract from sole supplier Echosens to support and maintain the Fibroscan.
About the supplier
Echosens UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11945055).