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
- VisitBritain/VisitEngland · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Software One UK Ltd
- Value
- £3,320,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 018282-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Mar 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Crown Commercial Services Aggregation Further competition NFC193 using Framework Agreement RM6098, Technology Products & Associated Service 2, Call-off Lot 3 Software for Microsoft Licences and azure services.
About the supplier
Software One UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06629601).