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
- Shetland Islands Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £1,573,154
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · License management software package (CPV 48218000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 022578-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
Microsoft Licensing
About the supplier
Ultima Business Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02521249).