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
- Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £145,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · System quality assurance planning services (CPV 72224200)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 040793-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published5 May 2026Published 34 days after the contract date
Description
Marine Directorate wish to seek accreditation of their scientific procedures to ensure appropriate quality assurance is in place for effectively carrying out these tasks.
About the supplier
United Kingdom Accreditation Service: every public contract they have won.