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
- Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £97,326
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Information systems and servers (CPV 48800000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 012375-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2025
- Published11 Feb 2026Published 106 days after the contract date
Description
Server-based storage nodes that combine HPE's hardware (like ProLiant or Apollo servers) with Qumulo's file data software to create a high-performance, scalable unstructured data storage solution. Direct award using ComIT3
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).