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
- Cabinet Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Epiq Systems Limited SME
- Value
- £124,061
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services (CPV 72212480)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 019564-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Feb 2026
- Published4 Mar 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
The Services to be provided by the Supplier under the above Lot are listed in Framework Schedule 4 and outlined below: ● Able to store at least 200,000 documents (100GB) with the aim of disclosing at least 10,000 documents; ● Able to store material up to OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE level; ● Able to store material for at least 19 months; ● Is ready to use as soon as possible; ● Possesses a certain level of functionality, including processes and tools (i.e., email threading and redactions) and can be tailored to fit our requirements (i.e., access restrictions and multiple workspaces); ● Possesses appropriate security measures, encryption and audit trails; ● Is interoperable with other e-Disclosure platforms (including Legastat); ● Rapidly provide an experienced DRS if required.
About the supplier
Epiq Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05343223).