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
- Southampton City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau SME
- Value
- £342,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Local telephone services (CPV 64211100)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 014189-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published10 Apr 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
To provide a direct access route for Household Support Fund. There is a requirement in the guidance for Household Support Fund for Local Authorities to operate at least part of their scheme on an application basis i.e. residents should have the opportunity to come forward to ask for support.
About the supplier
Southampton Citizens Advice Bureau: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04391330).