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
- Army · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- QinetiQ Limited
- Value
- £48,460
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 007323-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jan 2025
- Published26 Feb 2025Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of facilities and frequency generators for UK suppliers to test their uncrewed air systems (UAS) in an emulated environment.
About the supplier
QinetiQ Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03796233).