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
- Suppliers
- Not named
- Value
- £2,149,744
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Installation services · Installation services of communications equipment (CPV 51300000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 012541-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2024
- Published17 Apr 2024Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement was undertaken in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations (UCR 2016) and utilised The Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) as a means of pre-qualification to shortlist potential providers. The following approach was undertaken: Identification of the relevant suppliers via RISQS. SQQ issued via RISQS to applicants with the intention to be shortlisted for the tender stage. Invitation to Tender (ITT) Issued via the Delta e-sourcing portal. The Contract was awarded to the Service Provider that submitted the Most Economically Advantageous Tender. The Contract has been awarded for a duration of 46 months The award was made in accordance with Regulation 77(9) by inviting relevant suppliers on the RISQS Qualification System established by notice 2021/S 000-010921