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
- Sheffield City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd SME
- Value
- £558,681.81
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 028114-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Mar 2026
- Published26 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
To procure a Financial Planning & Analysis Platform which will enable long-term resilience, improved financial management and effective prioritisation of finite resources. Additional information: Direct Award via G-Cloud 14
About the supplier
Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12025712).