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
- West Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Switchshop Ltd SME
- Value
- £684,772
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Network infrastructure (CPV 32424000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 042230-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Apr 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
refreshing aged LAN switches across the WNC estates
About the supplier
Switchshop Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03771032).