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
- UK Research & Innovation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Rainford Precison Machines Ltd SME
- Value
- £199,747.96
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Anodes (CPV 31131200)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 006960-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Mar 2024
- Published5 Mar 2024Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Science Technology and Facilities Council (STFC) had a requirement for Comb parts for a total of 138 APA’s which includes 10 % spare parts for each layer. There are 10 unique drawings for the comb parts. Due to Technical Reasons there are was on 1 suitable supplier to undertake the project. To be delivered monthly according to the schedule requested of 3 x APA sets per month with the last delivery being completed no later than 25th January 2027.
About the supplier
Rainford Precison Machines Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03028893).