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
- Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- MHR International UK Limited
- Value
- £310,060
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 003196-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jan 2026
- Published14 Jan 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award- Procured Via Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 framework Lot 2: Cloud software. Followed G Cloud award criteria- long list short list to highlight supplier who best suited TWFRS requirements
About the supplier
MHR International UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01852206).