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
- UK Biobank Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £624,136.26
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Network equipment (CPV 32420000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 034794-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published16 Apr 2026Published 45 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of CISCO networking equipment, servers & core components, peripherals, and support including Firewalls, Switches, Cabling, Servers and appliances - LLD development, installation, implementation, and configuration work
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).