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
- The University of Birmingham · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Illumina Cambridge Ltd
- Value
- £498,324.75
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 016712-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jun 2023
- Published13 Jun 2023Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from NWUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment (HVLE) Framework Agreement - Lot 1;
About the supplier
Illumina Cambridge Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03625145).