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
- Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Razor Thorn Security Ltd
- Value
- £149,760
- 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
- 042990-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published11 May 2026Published 77 days after the contract date
Description
An intelligence asset that will further enhance our existing Cyber Risk Management toolset in line with EA's Cyber Risk Management strategy. Implementing a centralised method for interrogating 3rd party supplier information from a consolidated source will support the GRC Team in analysing supply chain risks to EA. This capability will help mitigate cyber security threats to our network and information systems, thereby safeguarding essential services.
About the supplier
Razor Thorn Security Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06174048).