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
- Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ITECH Managed Services SME
- Value
- £443,851
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Photocopying and offset printing equipment (CPV 30120000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 010233-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2024
- Published5 Feb 2026Published 542 days after the contract date
Description
Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust considers that the modification described in this VEAT notice is permitted under Regulations 72(1)(b) and 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permit the modification of contracts without a new procurement procedure in the following circumstances: 72(1)(b): for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor - (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. An increase in the contract value by 35% is now necessary to accommodate additional supplies…
About the supplier
ITECH Managed Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09496361).