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
- New Forest District Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £862,749
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Benefit services (CPV 75310000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 005864-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published22 Jan 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
Revenue and Benefits and document management system. Including citizen access software for processing Council Tax and Benefits.
About the supplier
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00968498).