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
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Adam Smith International Ltd
- Value
- £99,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Foreign economic-aid-related services (CPV 75211200)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 004443-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2021
- Published5 Mar 2021Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Suppliers were engaged in a restricted procedure under EU Directives(OJEU). 5 suppliers submitted PQQ's, from those, 3 suppliers were invited to tender. Adam Smith International was identified as preferred bidder and awarded the contract.
About the supplier
Adam Smith International Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02732176).