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
- Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Civica UK Limited
- Value
- £47,084
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Communication software package (CPV 48510000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 028968-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Feb 2026
- Published30 Mar 2026Published 31 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award using CCS RM6259 Vertical Application Solutions to Civica UK Ltd for Modern.Gov software
About the supplier
Civica UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01628868).