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
- Halton Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (CPV 30000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 029155-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jan 2025
- Published30 Mar 2026Published 427 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Multi-Functional Devices, along with supply of toner and maintenance for the duration of the contract. Further Competition conducted under CCS Framework RM6361
About the supplier
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01132885).