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
- HM Revenue & Customs · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- C3IA Solutions Limited SME
- Value
- £720,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 72220000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 008353-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Feb 2025
- Published7 Mar 2025Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), hereafter referred to as the Authority, are inviting bids for 3rd Party Assurance services of the GovAssure Process steps 4 and 5. This will enable HMRC to accurately assess its level of cyber assurance for their critical national infrastructure and business critical systems against a proportionate CAF threat profile, highlighting priority areas for improvement.
About the supplier
C3IA Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05746584).