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
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £38,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software programming and consultancy services (CPV 72200000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 022253-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published 70 days after the contract date
Description
DBS Ebulk Online Application Platform for the period of 2 years commencing 1st January 2026 Via the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 14 framework
About the supplier
Cantium Business Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11242115).