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
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Prescott's Surgical Ltd SME
- Value
- £112,500
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Microscopes (CPV 38510000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published21 Apr 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) has a requirement to purchase a set of microscopes for the Technical Skills Lab. The microscopes currently in the Technical Skills Lab are over 15 years old and show significant signs of wear and tear. Due to their age, they are now considered obsolete and can no longer be repaired, which affects both their reliability and their effectiveness for training purposes.
About the supplier
Prescott's Surgical Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09394740).