NHS Lothian: contracts awarded without a rival: 6 uncontested awards; 26% of its awards; 6 suppliers; 4 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1HXRJWD0LP · Cite as: Assay Systems, “NHS Lothian: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/nhs-lothian/
NHS Lothian made 6 of its 23 public contract awards without a rival from 2021-04-07 to 2024-02-02: 2 without a competition and 4 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 6 suppliers; the most to Abbott Laboratories Ltd, 1.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
NHS Lothian gave Abbott Laboratories Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-06-22, latest 2021-06-22.
NHS Lothian gave EMIS Health 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-04-07, latest 2021-04-07.
NHS Lothian gave LGBT Health and Wellbeing 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-01-10, latest 2024-01-10.
NHS Lothian gave LGBT Youth Scotland 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-01-10, latest 2024-01-10.
NHS Lothian gave Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-02-02, latest 2024-02-02.
NHS Lothian gave Waverley Care 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-01-10, latest 2024-01-10.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-02 | Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd 003494-2024-SLC818/2023-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2024-01-10 | LGBT Youth Scotland 000837-2024-3 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2024-01-10 | LGBT Health and Wellbeing 000837-2024-2 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2024-01-10 | Waverley Care 000837-2024-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2021-06-22 | Abbott Laboratories Ltd 014212-2021-2016/S 233-425181-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-04-07 | EMIS Health 007068-2021-NP5007/09-1 | No competition | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries
Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.