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
- Fife Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Allium UK Holding Ltd
- Value
- £255,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · IT software package (CPV 48517000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 002287-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Nov 2025
- Published12 Jan 2026Published 54 days after the contract date
Description
The product that is being procured is an Information Handling System. This is an annual subscription that provides Fife Council access to an up-to-date library containing updated legislation, British Standards, journals and briefings. The library that Fife Council will have access to is the main source of technical information for a variety of services including Construction, Building Standards, Trading Standards & Occupational H&S. This is used by various services throughout the Council.
About the supplier
Allium UK Holding Ltd: every public contract they have won.