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
- South Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Action for Children SME
- Value
- £589,253
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 007913-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Nov 2025
- Published29 Jan 2026Published 70 days after the contract date
Description
Delivery of the Third Sector Interface in South Ayrshire
About the supplier
Action for Children: every public contract they have won.