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 Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £1,880,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Maintenance of data network equipment (CPV 50312310)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 019188-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published3 Mar 2026Published 32 days after the contract date
Description
The Provision of Network Maintenance for Leicestershire Police
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).