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
- UK Research & Innovation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- KC Scientific Ltd SME
- Value
- £156,031
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Data equipment (CPV 32580000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 000299-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Jan 2024
- Published5 Jan 2024Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) had a requirement to establish a contract for the provision for Data Acquisition for the MIGDAL Project. Due to technical compatibilities there was only 1 supplier suitable. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/
About the supplier
KC Scientific Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04813655).