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
- UK Shared Business Services Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Data City innovation ltd SME
- Value
- £18,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jul 2025
- Published22 Jul 2025Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
***This is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - Innovate UK (IUK) had a requirement for the provision of Data city licences. This procurement has been concluded via a competitive quotation (below threshold).
About the supplier
Data City innovation ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10958787).