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
- Ubico Limited · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Unite Procurement UK Ltd SME
- Value
- £165,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Management-related services (CPV 79420000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 038590-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2025
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 239 days after the contract date
Description
The contract covers the provision of Tail End Spend Services to support the management of low-value, non-strategic, and ad hoc procurement activity across a wide range of goods and services categories. The supplier will be responsible for sourcing, procuring, and managing purchases that fall outside of core contractual arrangements, typically characterised by low frequency and spend value. Key service requirements include: Management of one-off or low-value procurement requests across multiple categories Ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations and internal governance Supplier onboarding and payment facilitation Consolidation of spend to achieve efficiencies and cost savings Reporting and analysis to provide visibility of tail spend activity This service is intended to streamline purchasing processes, reduce administrative burden, and deliver value for money in relation to tail-end procurement activity. The estimated volume of transactions and spend may vary over the li…
About the supplier
Unite Procurement UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08627563).