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
- Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Xma Ltd
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Computer accessories (CPV 30237200)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 044950-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Jul 2025
- Published31 Jul 2025Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of Apple Hardware. Additional information: The value is not committed spend, the annual spend of approx. £80,000.00 is not guaranteed and could be significantly less or more depending on items needed. The goods will be called off as and when required.
About the supplier
Xma Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02051703).