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
- Sheffield Hallam University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Talis Education Ltd SME
- Value
- £203,185.45
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Library management services (CPV 79995000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 047336-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2025
- Published8 Aug 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
This purchase will support academic staff and students by streamlining access to course materials, improving copyright compliance, and enhancing data-driven decision-making within library services.
About the supplier
Talis Education Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07196638).