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
- Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- 1spatial Group Ltd
- Value
- £2,361,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- IT services · System and support services (CPV 72250000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 002918-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Dec 2020
- Published12 Feb 2021Published 67 days after the contract date
Description
The UK Ministry of Defence intends to place a contract with 1Spatial Group Ltd on a Single Source basis for a duration of 2 years plus a further 1 year option. The Contract is for software maintenance and repair services and will provide support and maintenance for the bespoke software and applications that make up the GOTHIC Aeronautical Production Systems (APS). Justification for Single Source is made on Technical grounds due to 1Spatial Group Ltd having to undertake modifications and upgrades to the Gothic code.
About the supplier
1spatial Group Ltd: every public contract they have won.