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
- South Derbyshire District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Mri Software Limited
- Value
- £632,032
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published31 Mar 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has a statutory duty to administer and collect Council Tax, National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR), Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support and Discretionary Housing payments for the residents of South Derbyshire. \r \r The following core business systems are required to administer the key functions mentioned above: \r \r - Council Tax Administration, Collection & Enforcement \r - Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support \r - Discretionary Housing Payments \r - Housing Benefit Overpayment Income and Debt Management \r - National Non-Domestic Rate Administration, Collection and Enforcement
About the supplier
Mri Software Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03341304).