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
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- CDW Ltd
- Value
- £4,560,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Personal computers (CPV 30213000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 035313-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Apr 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Supply and maintenance of end user IT equipment, including laptops, monitors and tablets.
About the supplier
CDW Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02465350).