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
- Scottish Prison Service · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Lapsley SME
- Value
- £110,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software maintenance and repair services (CPV 72267000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 006997-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Feb 2024
- Published5 Mar 2024Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
SPS intends to make a direct award to Lapsley Ltd who currently provide SPS with ongoing annual support and maintenance (ASM)for the EPOS system. The EPOS system is installed throughout the SPS Estate. SPS intends to award a three year contract with a possible two year extension.
About the supplier
Lapsley: every public contract they have won.