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
- Bernicia Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thrive CSR Ltd SME
- Value
- £65,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software supply services (CPV 72268000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 000940-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2026
- Published7 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
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About the supplier
Thrive CSR Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI634734).