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
- Student Loans Company · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Equifax Ltd
- Value
- £60,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services (CPV 79900000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 037216-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Apr 2026
- Published23 Apr 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
access to single web-based portal with access to credit reference bureau reports to allow validation of customer information such as home address including historical information. Procured via G:Cloud 14. Initial term 24 months.
About the supplier
Equifax Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02425920).