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
- VIVID Housing Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Dukeberry Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,143,831
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Computer testing services (CPV 72820000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 012920-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2025
- Published12 Feb 2026Published 135 days after the contract date
Description
Test services for Phase 3 of Programme 25
About the supplier
Dukeberry Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09950888).