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
- the Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Allocate Software Limited
- Value
- £832,853
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 042901-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published11 May 2026Published 41 days after the contract date
Description
A Home to School transport management solution that includes route planning, real-time tracking of journeys, and resource management. The 3 main objectives are: 1. Improved safeguarding of pupils on EA fleet and Private Operator Transport 2. Improved service delivery and efficiency on EA fleet and Private Operator Transport 3. Improved customer service and satisfaction
About the supplier
Allocate Software Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02814942).