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
- North Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd SME
- Value
- £8,500,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jul 2025
- Published12 Aug 2025Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority intends to award a contract for an Assistive Technology Managed Service via the Procurement Services Integrated Community Equipment and Associated Services Framework (Ref Y24008) - Lot 2 Technology Enabled Care Products and Services (TEC). The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years 24 July 2025 - 23 July 2028 plus the option to extend for a further 1 year 24 July 2028 - 23 July 2029. The total contract value, subject to activity, is estimated to be no more than £8,500,000.
About the supplier
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04198824).